Year 8Portraits in

Art and Design

Learning objectives

To understand what a portrait is and how to use your skills to create your own

portrait.

To be able to effectively research the work of other artists.

To understand how to capture the proportions of the face in the correct way.

To develop your knowledge of three new artists.

To be able to present your work in an original and creative way.

To understand how to use different materials and methods to create your own

artwork.

Project overview: Through exploring the theme of portraits, this project will help you to gain an understanding of the different areas of Art and

Design, focusing on research, analysis, presentation and artistic skills.

Portraiture is a very old art form going back at least to ancient Egypt, where it flourished from about 5,000 years ago. Before the invention of photography, a painted, sculpted, or drawn portrait was the only way to record the appearance of someone. But portraits have always been more than just a record. They have been used to show the power, importance, virtue, beauty, wealth, taste, learning or other qualities of the sitter.Before the invention of photography, artists were commissioned to record the portraits of people of importance.

Within the modern world, there is less need for portraits to be commissioned so instead artists painted their friends and lovers in whatever way they pleased. At the same time, photography, became the most important medium of traditional portraiture.

What is Portraiture?

Understanding portraits and how to create them...You will be creating your first portrait in this section as well as exploring a variety of artists. You will also be learning how to research and analyse their work.

Outcomes:X1 pencil portrait experimentX3 Artist research pages

Task 1:Read the information above and have a look at the two links on the right.

Once you have researched what portraiture is, you then need to create one PowerPoint slide about Portraits.

Your PowerPoint should explain the history of portraiture and show a range of portraits from different artists.

Remember your writing must be in your own words!

Learning Objective: To understand what a

portrait is and how to use your skills to create

your own portrait.

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/p/portrait

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-XvGWFXQ0I

How to draw your own PortraitKeywords Proportion – Proportion refers to the relative size of parts within a whole. In this case, the whole can be a single object like a person's face.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urg1jyhLIhQ

Step by Step Tutorial for how to draw a face...

Task 2: Drawing your face

Take a photograph of yourself from a front angle.

Watch the tutorial video to help you understand how to draw basic guidelines for a face.Using a pencil begin to sketch out your face shape record the correct shapes and angles that you see. Remember to keep looking at your photograph.

Facial FeaturesTry to use the images below as guides for how your features should look.

Do:

- Use the guidelines to help you prepare your portrait- Look carefully at the angles and shapes of your own face- Shade smoothly and with different pressures to achieve different tones.

Don't:- Outline your draw with a heavy black outline- Start shading without checking the face is in proportion.

Watch this technique in practice: https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/453245150001229468/

Learning Objective:

To understand what a portrait

is and how to use your skills

to create your own portrait.

To understand how to capture

the proportions of the face in

the correct way.

Artist Research and Analysis Hanoch Piven

Mike Brennan

Alfred Leslie

Why do we research and analyse?As artists and designers we often need to find inspiration and compare our work or ideas to others. This helps to develop and refine your ideas and skills.

What do we need to know when researching an artist?We need examples of the artist's work, to find out about the work itself. How was it made, what is the theme or meaning, why did the artist create it.We don't need to know where the artist was born or what their favorite fruit is, why? Because this does not help you to understand their artwork.

Task 3: Artist researchResearch the work of the 3 artists on the right. Create a page (either on paper or using PowerPoint – see the next two slides) for each artist. On each page you should have examples of their work, you will then need to analyse ONE of their artworks by answering the questions below.

Questions to answer when analysing artwork:1. What is the artwork of or about?2. How do you think it was made? How can you tell this?3. How has the artist made marks or textures within the piece?4. What adjectives would you use to describe the piece and why?5. What do you think the meaning of the piece is? Does it convey a feeling or emotion? How and Why?6. What is your opinion of the piece and why?7. Try comparing the image to another artists work.

Learning objective: To be able to effectively research the work of other

artists. To be able to present your work in an original and creative way.

You have a choice and guides on how to present this task and all other tasks on the next 2 slides.

You can go traditional and present your work in a book or a series of pieces of paper. Remember to plan where things are going, consider your background, where text is going to go and an overall colour scheme for the page. When completing digital pieces you could print, cut out then stick them to your pages.

Look at these examples, they don't just have the final piece on the page. They present little test pieces and experiments too. This allows you to showcase how you got from A to B when creating a piece of artwork and it will help you improve and refine your technique.

THINGS TO AVOID:Bubble writingFelt pensPlacing images on an angle

THINGS TO TRY:Adding a backgroundCropping your imagesLayeringPrinting off titles and text to stick in

Presentation Techniques OPTION 1

You can go digital and present your work using applications such as PowerPoint or online applications like Canva. If you're feeling adventurous you could even, make a free website as your sketchbook using sites like wix.com.

When creating pieces of art by hand you would simply photograph them and add them into your presentation.

THINGS TO AVOID:Too many different fontsPlacing images on an angle

THINGS TO TRY:Adding a backgroundCropping your imagesLayeringA colour scheme that links to your images.

Presentation Techniques OPTION 2

Useful links:www.canva.comwww.pinterest.com

App for Apple users:Morpholio Journal

App for microsoftusers:

Journalist

Alfred Leslie Materials Needed:A4 PaperPencil You could try using charcoal or dark chalk if you have it.

This artist draws using a traditional portrait method, they use pencil and charcoal to achieve potraits drawings that have a lot of light and shadows within the face.

Task 4 Responding to the style of the artist:Photograph yourself with lots of light directed towards your face. Try to create the same light and dark areas as you can see here.

Use what you have learnt about drawing a portrait using guidelines to draw from your photograph. Use shading and different tones to add a range of tones.Once you have completed your portrait answer the evaluation questions on a separate piece of paper.

Evaluation questions:1. How did you create the piece?2. What have you learned from creating the piece?3. What is successful and why?4. What would you change/improve how/why?5. Compare your work to that of the artist...

Use the step by step guide on the next page to help you.

Learning objectives: To understand how to use

different materials and methods to create your own artwork.

Step 1: Photograph yourself with lots of light directed towards your face. Try to create the same light and dark areas as you can see here.

Step 2: Use your knowledge of how to draw out guidelines for the portrait. Then focus on the specfic shapes and angles within your portrait photo and adjust.

You might want to try different lighting to see which works the best.

Step 3: Start to shade in the details of the features, making them more specific to what you can see

Step 4: Use shading in a similar way to the artist Alred Leslie. • Use your pressue control to

achieve a range of tones and blending from light to dark.

• Leave the highlights in the drawing the white paper

Need to practice your shading, have a look at this shading tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WR-FyUQc6I

Step by step guide to drawing a portrait

Materials Needed:A phone/tablet or computer that has a web browser.

A photograph of yourself.

This artist works digitally and using bold colours and a range of mark making styles. He also adds a textured background. Have a look at Mike's website to see more examples.

Task 5Once you have a photograph of yourself. Go to the website: www.kleki.com.

Import your image and start experimenting with adding colour blocks directly on top of the photo. Take regular screen shots to document your progress. Remember to layer colour and try out a range of brushes and textures. Once you have finished photograph your final portrait. Once you have completed your portrait answer the evaluation questions on a separate piece of paper.

Use the step by step guide on the next page to help you.

Evaluation questions:1. How did you create the piece?2. What have you learned from creating the piece?3. What is successful and why?4. What would you change/improve how/why?5. Compare your work to that of the artist...

Learning objectives: To understand how to use

different materials and methods to create your

own artwork.

1. Take your photo and save it.

2.Import the image or copy and paste.

3. Re-size image. Hold the SHIFT key while doing this to keep image proportioned.

4. Select the brush or pencil tool.

5. Select a colour and begin to paint over the image. Remember to follow the shape of the face and features. Add shading by layering brush strokes on top of each other.

You can use the pipet tool to sample colour from the image if you want or need to.

The program is easy to use. Have a play around to get used to it first if you need to.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg6Doris414

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVfJFfJZad8

1:25 onwards

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Step by step guide to drawing a digital portrait

This artist uses found objects and arranges them into a portrait. He does also use materials like paper that he can tear or shape. Also notice the use of different backgrounds.

Task 6:Using a photo of yourself as a guide. Gather objects from around your home and arrange them to create a self portrait. You could use things like: paper, cutlery, wool, food, clothes, pens, pencils.

Please ask permission to use objects that are not your own.

Once you have completed your portrait, take a photo and then answer the evaluation questions on a separate piece of paper.

Evaluation questions:1. How did you create the piece?2. What have you learned from creating the piece?3. What is successful and why?4. What would you change/improve how/why?5. Compare your work to that of the artist...

Learning objectives: To understand how to use

different materials and methods to create your

own artwork.

Task 7: BriefYou will be required to create a self – portrait that responds to one of the following keywords and uses one or more of the techniques you have learnt within this project.

• Strong / Strength• Isolation• Ambition

You can explore using different facial expressions, body postures, different compositions I.e. close to the face, only drawing half a face, the use of different / unrealistic colour and lighting to try to demonstrate your keyword.

You may want to use one of the techniques learnt so far, or you may also want to combine different techniques to create an original outcome.

This self-portrait should be a summary of everything you have learnt and should take a minimum of four hours to complete.

Remember:

Presentation is important, keep all the test pieces and failed attempts they all contribute to the final piece.

Creating your own portrait artwork

How can you show these ideas within a portrait?•Strong / Strength•Isolation•Ambition

Strong poses

Empty space

Disappearing / half drawn

Things surround/growing around person

Interesting compositionsBackgrounds can

suggest an idea