Habits of MindPersisting
Managing Impulsivity Striving for Accuracy Responding with Wonderment and Awe Remaining Open to Continuous Learning |
RequirementsCreate an expressive self portrait using oil pastels.
Explore the art movement Fauvism and its artists. For Techniques and practice see the Animal Abstracts project |
Colors and moods/emotions and associations |
Before you have your portrait taken, decide on what kind of portrait you would like to create. Review some of the color associations to help you decide. |
Step 1: Have Mrs. White take an expressive picture or you can try to get a selfie approved. |
Step 2: Ask Mrs. White for a transparency grid over your picture to help you transfer your image. |
Step 3: Draw a half inch grid on an 8.5x11" black paper and transfer your picture in pencil. |
Step 4: Start to block out shadows and highlights. work in lots and lots of layers! This will take the longest. |