art one monochromatic self portrait

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Tempera Monochromatic Self Portrait


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Begin with a photo

that is high

contrast, with clearshadow and

highlight shapes


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Draw a grid of squares over your

photo with pencil


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Outline every value shape with a colored pencil


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Divide a sheet of 12x18 poster board

into 1 squares


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Transfer the

colored pencil

shapes to theposter board, 1

square at a time.


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TIP:

As you draw, ithelps to isolateone row or onesquare, drawing

just a little bit ata time. It alsohelps to lightly

number yourcolumns androws in pencil.


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Select a hue and create a

monochromatic color scale


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Begin coloring

with the darkest

color in your

monochromaticscale

(black+ a little

hue color)


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Continue paintingshapes, working

dark to light. Try to

paint all of theshapes of a same

value at once.


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Continue painting,

1 value at time.

Apply paint in

thick layers with

hard edges.


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For the background

A. Use a contrasting value not used a lot in the

portrait

Add a gray to your hue for a dull color

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