Portraits

A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to

display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person.

Standard Facial Proportions:Here are a list of standard facial proportions that can give you a good idea of ideal proportions. •The eyes are halfway between the top of the head and the chin. •The bottom of the nose is halfway between the eyes and the chin. •The mouth is halfway between the nose and the chin. •The corners of the mouth line up with the centers of the eyes. •The top of the ears line up above the eyes, on the eyebrows. •The bottom of the ears line up with the bottom of the nose.

All these "ideal" measurements vary from face to face. Very few faces will follow every one of these ratios exactly, but if you make your sketches agree with them, you will get pleasing results.

Self-portraiture

• When the artist creates a portrait of him- or herself, it is called a self-portrait

Self-portrait by Vincent Van Gogh.

Project 1

• Take your picture and cut it in half• Glue One half down to your paper• Now Draw the other half using graphite or

colored pencils only• Blend and show value • If you do not have a picture get a picture out

of a magazine

Project 2

• Take a picture and Draw a portrait• Show value• Use proper proportions– First draw your oval and guide lines– Then adjust so that images match your picture– Show value so that image looks 3-D

If you do not have your picture get a picture out of a magazine

Arendell Parrott Academy Teacher: Jana Miller, Grade 12

Chelsea Perry; Cousins, Drawing

Bishop McGuinness Catholic High Teacher: Martha GarrettKyoung Lee;Light and Dark, Drawing, Grade 12

C.B. Aycock Senior High School Teacher: Betty GodbeyKelsey Berens, The Eyes of the Beholder, Drawing, Grade 11

C.B. Aycock Senior High SchoolTeacher: Betty GodbeyKhiry Reid, Being Me, Drawing

C.B. Aycock Senior High School Teacher: Betty GodbeyKatelyn Hatfield, Shout!, Mixed Media, Grade 12

Cardinal Gibbons High School Teacher: Rebecca Dason

Colin McCarty, Office Work, Drawing, Grade 12

Cary High School Teacher: Shirley McIver, Grade 12Katie Darden; Self Portrait, Drawing

Cary High School Teacher: Shirley McIver, Grade 9Melissa Reed, Self Portrait, Drawing

Durham School of the Arts Teacher: Kim Page

Meredith BugelSpeeding Stencil, Printmaking; Grade 12

Durham School of the Arts Teacher: Kim Page

Gretchen Schreyack: Our School, Mixed Media

Enloe Magnet High School Teacher: Susan EulerXingyue He; GK, Self Portrait, Drawing, Grade 12American Vision Nominee

Hobbton High School Teacher: Christy Sullivan, Grade 12Joseph King; Boxed In, Mixed Media

Massey Hill Classical High School Teacher: Mona BrownVeronica LeMere, Through Jacob's Eye, Drawing, Grade 11

New Hanover High School Teacher: Sarah JonesGina Ramseur, Lined Up, Drawing, Grade 12

R.J. Reynolds High School Teacher: Matthew FussellHannah Jennings, Hidden Picture, Drawing, Grade 11

West Stokes High School Teacher: Thad CoxLeesha Lambertus, Girl With Hat, Drawing. Grade 11

West Stokes High School Teacher: Harriett SaunbyKatie Brown, Self-Portrait, Painting. Grade 12

East Forsyth High School Teacher: Cynthia Ellis, Grade 12Michael Belt; Self Portrait, Drawing

West Stokes High School Teacher: Harriett SaunbyMegan Childers, Megan, Drawing. Grade 12

Ronald W. Reagan High School Teacher: Megan Davis, Grade 12Colin Brown; Scream, Drawing

Sanderson High School Teacher: Jeannette Stevenson, Grade 12

India Cox; You Know, the Girl with the Squares, Painting

South Central High School Teacher: Ira Varney, Grade 10Kaitlyn Worrell, Self-Portrait, Painting, American Vision Nominee

South Stokes High School Teacher: Phillip Jones, Grade 12Ellen Reid; Unexpected Teenage Complexion, Painting

Terry Sanford High School Teacher: Sandra WilliamsApril Williams, Self Expression, Drawing, Grade 12

Wesleyan Christian Academy Teacher: Sandy BohonJacki Petree, The Tripod, Painting. Grade 11

West Columbus High School Teacher: Larry Hewett

Emily Walker, Beyond the Cup, Drawing. Grade 12

Whiteville High School Teacher: Mark BannermanKaitlyn Elkins;Ebony Self-Portrait, Drawing. Grade 12 The Wilson Daily Times Award

Whiteville High School Teacher: Mark BannermanKaitlyn Elkins; Praying Hands, Drawing. Grade 12

Whiteville High School Teacher: Mark BannermanElizabeth Spaulding; The Friends, Mixed Media. Grade 10

Whiteville High School Teacher: Mark BannermanElizabeth Spaulding; Why, Drawing. Grade 10

Whiteville High SchoolTeacher: Mark BannermanElizabeth Spaulding; Ashley, Mixed Media. Grade 10American Vision Nominee

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Career Center Teacher: Shawn BeardKristen Bradley, Heavy World, Mixed Media. Grade 12

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Career Center

Teacher: Shawn BeardMary Bray Erickson, Feliz, Mixed Media. Grade 11

Whiteville High School Teacher: Mark BannermanElizabeth SpauldingYoung Lady, Drawing. Grade 10Governor’s Student Excellence Award

Homework

• Bring a Picture that you will use for your final portrait drawing. This is your culminating project for the unit. We will be doing grid drawings (Chuck Close)