Selfie

Selfie

Self-Portraits

Self-Portraits

ASSIGNMENT:

Modern Self-Portraits

For your drawing project, you can use your phone or tablet to take a selfie to use for your self-portrait.

With photography, self-portraits have become increasingly common as technology is easier to use and more widely available. The modern self-portrait is, of course, the "selfie" photo. It's a way of showing personality, mood, and personal style.

Artists have painted, drawn, photographed and sculpted self-portraits for centuries. Although self-portraits have been made by artists since the earliest times, it is not until the Early Renaissance in the mid-15th century that artists can be frequently identified as either the main subject or as an important character in their work.

Like most works of art, self-portraits were originally studies of the subject. The artist looked closely at color, light, textures, and values to create a realistic picture. As time went on, symbolism and mood added meaning to the work, to tell you something about the subject instead of showing the skill of the artist.

A successful drawing will include:

• something in the picture that tells us about yourself, like props, facial expression, etc.

• good facial proportions - everything lines up and is the right size

• a range of light and dark values to make your drawing look 3D (convert the image to greyscale)

• fill the page - consider the background.