Facial Proportions: Self-Portrait

Introduction

Self-portraits tell a lot about you and are an excellent way to improve your drawing skill. Think about how you could create a picture showing your expressive side. You will include a close-up of your face in strong contrast between light and dark. Your realistic self-portrait will be drawn in pencil showing 5-7 values.

Module Lessons Preview

In this module, we will study the following topics:

Self-Portrait Overview: An overview of how portraiture been used by artists throughout art history.

Self-Portrait Practice: How to draw self-portraits with accurate proportions and features.

Self-Portrait Final: How to convey meaning and expression through a drawn self-portrait.

Module Key Terms

Portrait - image of a person’s face

Foreshortening - technique used by artists to shorten an object to make it look as if it extends backward into space

Reductive Technique - process of removing media to lighten value

Chiaroscuro - technique of creating strong lights and darks in a drawing or painting

IMAGES CREATED BY GAVS OR OPENSOURCE