Assignment #1: Self Portraits in a Place
Materials:
Ipads, Canvas, Paper, Pencil, Acrylic paint, oil pastels + any materials you may choose to bring in.
Due Date:
September 26th
Description:
To start of the year students will create self-portraits that are set in a place. This Place can be interior or exterior but it should represent something about yourself. Consider your favorite place to hangout, a place you currently or hope to work in, a fantasy space, etc.
Getting Started:
Begin this project by creating a series of Thumbnail Sketches
Teacher sample made in procreate
Portrait of Mnonja, by Mickalene Thomas, born Camden, NJ 1971, 2010, paintings, 96 x 120 in. (243.8 x 304.8 cm). Smithsonian American Art Museum, 3rd Floor, East Wing
Self-Portrait at the Spinet, by Lavinia Fontana, 1577, oil on canvas, 27 x 23.8 cm. In the collection of Accademia di San Luca, Rome
