Lesson Plans 2/4/13 – 2/8/13

Art 1: Self Portraits

Painting & Drawing: Alternative Self Portraits

Mon 2/4/13 – A2, A4 Warm up: We looked at 7 artists

who made different self portraits. Who was Your favorite & WHY???

Today’s Objectives:

1. Grid white paper: 1.5 in x 1.5 in 1.5, 3, 4.5, 6, 7.5, 9, 10.5, 12, 13.5

2. Start drawing your face.

3. Value worksheet to practice shading.

4. Begin shading process.

Closing Question: What objectives did you accomplish today?

Gridding Photos & Paper!

• Small 8 x 10 photo: Grid 1 x 1 inch squares Use Pencil & then WHITE colored pencil too!

• Large 12 x 15 paper: Grid LIGHTLY 1.5 x 1.5 in squares Mark off at:

1.5, 3, 4.5, 6, 7.5, 9, 10.5, 12, 13.5, 15

Before shading on your self portrait:

• Draw everything you see.

• Have me check it for you.

• COMPLETELY Erase all grid lines & numbers

• Complete the value shading work sheet for practice.

• Then you may begin shading your self portrait!

Mon 2/4/13 – AB5

• Warm up: Where are you on your self portrait?

• Today’s Objectives:

1. Start drawing your face.

2. Value worksheet to practice shading.

3. Begin shading process.

• Closing Question: Is your self portrait looking like you??!?

Mon 2/4/13 – A3 • Warm up: What is an “Alternative Self Portrait”?

A self portrait that is not just “traditional”. Make it unique, interesting, different & creative to you! Express yourself!

• Today’s Objectives: 1. Realistic Still life due now. Tape the written response, gradesheet & photo to the back. 2. Set out your realistic self portrait for a viewing.

• 3. Get notes ready for Power Point on Alternative Self Portraits.

• 4. Take pictures or send me one. emeisner@dentonisd.org 5. If time, practice facial proportions & body proportions.

• Closing question: What will you do to make your Alternative Self portrait unique?

Realistic Still Life Critique:

• Lay out your still life.

• Tell us your idea or thought behind it.

• Tell us your painting process.

• From the group: 1. One Positive comment/complement (Be specific) 2. One Constructive comment (What would you change, or add, or do different to make it better?)

Tues 2/5/13 – B3 & AB5 • Warm up: Get out your Ebony or 2B pencil.

In your skbk, draw 2 medium circles. Smoothly shade to them into Spheres!

• Today’s Objectives: 1. Shading review & Practice on work sheet **You must erase ALL Gridlines before shading. 2. Demonstration for how to start shading!

3. Begin shading your self portrait! • Closing question: What objectives did you accomplish

today?

Before shading on your self portrait:

• Draw everything you see.

• Have me check it for you.

• COMPLETELY Erase all grid lines & numbers

• Complete the value shading work sheet for practice.

• Then you may begin shading your self portrait!

Tues 2/5/13 – B4 - Drawing • Warm up: Did you complete your Realistic Still Life?

Do you have your photo ready for our project? • Today’s Objectives:

1. Realistic Still life due now. Tape the written response, gradesheet & photo to the back. 2. Set out your realistic self portrait for a viewing.

• 3. Get notes ready for Power Point on Alternative Self Portraits.

• 4. Take pictures or send me one. emeisner@dentonisd.org 5. If time, practice facial proportions & body proportions.

• Closing question: What will you do to make your Alternative Self portrait unique?

2/6/13 – I am absent. Continue on your projects.

Thurs 2/7/13 – B3, AB5

• Warm up: Write shading Tips below… Shading your self Portrait: 1. Ebony or 2B; Long lead 2. Use the side of the lead to shade lightly. 3. Build up to darker values with layers. 4. Shade in the directions of the main outlines 5. Smooth with tortillian or finger

• Today’s Objectives: Continue shading your self portrait Shade smoothly & as realistically as possible.

• Closing Question: How does shading affect your self portrait?

Fri 2/8/13 – A2, A4 – Art 1

• Warm up: Write shading Tips below… Shading your self Portrait: 1. Ebony or 2B; Long lead 2. Use the side of the lead to shade lightly. 3. Build up to darker values with layers. 4. Shade in the directions of the main outlines 5. Smooth with tortillian or finger

• Today’s Objectives: Continue shading your self portrait Shade smoothly & as realistically as possible.

• Closing Question: How does shading affect your self portrait?

Fri 2/8/13 – AB5 (Mon & Tues A2, A4, B3) • Warm up: What is the difference in the shading?

• Today’s Objectives: Shading realistically.

• Closing Question: How do you shade realistically? Work in smooth soft layers.

Next weeks slides

Tues • Warm up: Make sure your portrait has a good

Value Range (Darks, Mediums, & Lights) &

Contrast (Dark darks & Light values)

Thursday 2/9 – AB5 • Warm up:

Background options for self portraits = Solid, fade, medium or light, patterns, designs, or white (if you can erase finger prints).

• Thurs & Friday will be our last days in class to work on self portraits.

• Monday, if you are finished with your self portrait you can start painting your clay!!!

Friday 2/10 – B2 • Warm up: Self Portrait: A portrait an artist

makes using himself or herself as the subject.

• Today: 1st part of Portrait Power point. Next class we will begin Building our realistic self portrait.

Friday 2/10 – B3, B4 • Warm up: Make sure your portrait has a good

Value Range = Darks, Mediums, & Lights AND

Contrast = Dark darks & Light values

Friday 2/10 – AB5 • Warm up: To “build” hair, layer in smooth value first.

Then add darker shades for dark areas. Then draw in hatching textures for hair. Use your eraser for highlights!

• Today is the last day in class to finish self portraits.

• Fill out grade sheet & begin gridding your next photo for our painting!

• Instructions on bottom of gradesheet!

Wed 2/1 – AB5

• Warm up: What are Facial Proportions used for?

• Today:

• Finish Gridding Photo & Paper (LIGHTLY on paper)

• Begin the drawing process!!!!

Thurs 2/2 – AB5

• Warm up: Who is this artist & what style of art was he known for?

• Today: Continue self portraits. Basic lines, Basic shapes.