self-portrait definition= a portrait of your self (duh!)

Self-Portrait

• Definition= a portrait of your self (duh!)

Self-Portrait

• The History

-Renaissance-artists interested in the self and individual realism

-Mirrors were more commonly used

Albrecht Durer

• 1491• Created the most

Self-Portraits up to this time in history.

Rembrandt

Vincent van Gogh

• It is a common practice today to create self-portraits in all mediums and styles

Symbolic Self-Portraits-Self-Portraits that “say something”

Instead of your normal boring self-portrait- we are going to create a self-portrait that communicates about who

you are!

Frida KhaloSelf-Portraits using Symbolism

Frida Khalo

Self-Portrait Still-Life

• A still-life that includes objects that are symbolic representations of the artist

• Objects that mean something-they are symbolic

Symbolism

“Sins of the Flesh”

“The Fall”

Symbolic Self-Portrait

• Identity- Who you are as an individual

• The answer to the question “who am I?” that is your identity

• Goals of this drawing:• 1-Define who you are• 2-Communicate who

you are visually-through your drawing

• 3-Create an interesting/unique symbolic self-portrait

Brainstorming ActivityWho am I?

• 1-Write down the things you like to do?• 2-Write down adjectives about you. As many

as you can think of (tall, smart, funny, smelly, ect)

• 3-How would friends/family describe you?• 4-If you were an animal, what kind would you

be? Why? • 5-What makes you unique?• 6-List your important life events. • 7-What do you want to do with your life?

Goals, hopes, dreams, ect

Some Ideas for the Drawing

• 1-Self-Portrait/Still-Life-Create a symbolic self-portrait using objects that represent who you are.

Some Ideas for the Drawing

• 2-Draw a bunch of symbols on a paper with a colored pencil and then draw a portrait on top of the symbols

Some Ideas for the Drawing

• Draw yourself in a costume or doing an activity

• Or figure out your own way of communicating your Identity

• Who am I?• Do you have to have

yourself in the picture? No, but it might help.

• Do you have to have yourself in the picture? No, but it might help.

• Do you have to make it realistic? No, but it might help

• What medium should you use? Any-pencils, pens, markers, colored pencils, pastels, even paint, but you have to use some type of drawing medium.

First Step-The Idea

• Draw some rough drafts-get brainstorming- get your ideas on paper

• It make take 3, 5, 10 or more rough draft sketches before you begin

• Get reference photos if needed

Symbolic Self-Portrait Grading• 1-Interesting and Unique (not your usual

class picture self-portrait)

• 2-It easily communicates visually (the viewer is able to understand what you are trying to say)

• 3-The self-portrait is symbolic

• 4-Great craftsmanship

• 5-Written summary/critique