ART 338 / Observing the Head: A Self-Portrait Drawing

Due Tuesday, September 30

Assignment: Create a life size, carefully observed self-portrait drawing (straight frontal view) on a piece of suitable drawing paper. Pay attention to all details and pay special attention to the topology of the head/face. Do not just draw the primary facial features as if floating in an undefined area. This means including the neck and shoulders too.

Go back and refer to your proportion overlay study you did of your own head (and maybe even make some new ones as a way to help you make this drawing). Continue to use direct observation techniques learned before including proportion notations, measurement and basic geometric layout.

This drawing should be fully detailed. Therefore I recommend using high quality drawing pencils (varying degree of hardness) or a mix of drawing tools but not vine charcoal or other medium that will not allow for capturing details.

Submitting the Work:

Bring drawing to class with your name on it. (We will also scan them later on for inclusion in our portfolio.)

Evaluation: This assignment will be graded based on

1. Your ability to correctly capture relative proportions and alignments and

2. Your ability to express the topology of the head and its features (but not just the features).