Self Portrait, 8x11” Small - Pencil
Here is a portrait of my self. This was the first art project we did as a class. We had the option of seeing ourself in a mirror or in photo booth. This was a challenging drawing because what I wanted to draw didn't turn out correctly and I missed up on the pupil part on my eyes. Another challenging part was getting my ear to slant perfectly and evenly with my face. The easiest and time consuming part of this self portrait drawing was my hair, I understood where my par was and where my hair curled in, it was just the matter or drawing and shading in my hair correctly. I thought about where the light was coming from and what I could shade lightly or heavily. Another easy piece I drew was my head and the portion size. This is because our student teacher, Emma, couldn't stress enough about how our head was separate in three portions: one for the forehead, one for the eyes, ears, eye brows, and the bridge of the nose, and the bottom portion is for the chin, mouth, and nose. Some areas of improve in is where my vneck shirt comes in and the full shading of the whole picture.
My favorite tool to use was the eraser because I messed up a number of times and took away some hair. This tool allowed me to take away the unneeded and added space for some new pieces I could add to my self portrait. When I work with charcoal, I am reminded that art can be seen in different views. I begin a piece by drawing my outline of the head for the whole sheet of paper. I know a piece is done when I can step back and look at my art and feel proud of it. When my work is going well, I am filled with a sense of happiness because I want to go home and show my parents so they can be proud of me. When people see my work, I'd like them to have to take a second look and say I did a great job. I am not currently working on anything. Although I would love to take some of my drawings and painting back into the art studio and add some finishing touches on my art work so they are perfect when I hang them up.
My favorite tool to use was the eraser because I messed up a number of times and took away some hair. This tool allowed me to take away the unneeded and added space for some new pieces I could add to my self portrait. When I work with charcoal, I am reminded that art can be seen in different views. I begin a piece by drawing my outline of the head for the whole sheet of paper. I know a piece is done when I can step back and look at my art and feel proud of it. When my work is going well, I am filled with a sense of happiness because I want to go home and show my parents so they can be proud of me. When people see my work, I'd like them to have to take a second look and say I did a great job. I am not currently working on anything. Although I would love to take some of my drawings and painting back into the art studio and add some finishing touches on my art work so they are perfect when I hang them up.
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