Portraits

Lowell High School
Novato HS/Marin School of the Arts

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To prepare for these lessons students made studies of facial anatomy, and learned the techniques of resizing by gridding, color mixing, and shading in charcoal and paint.

Lessons:

  • Art 1/Drawing & Painting1: Ancestor Portrait in charcoal from a photograph
  • Art 1/Drawing & Painting1: Animal Hybrid Watercolor Self-Portrait from photographs and from life
  • Art 2: Portrait of a classmate from life in acrylic
  • Drawing & Painting 3: Chuck Close-inspired gridded portrait in acrylic
 
 
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Student Work: Art I Ancestor Portrait in charcoal Student Work: Art I Ancestor Portrait in charcoal Student Work: Drawing/Painting I Ancestor Portrait in charcoal
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Student Work: Art I Ancestor Portrait in charcoal Student Work: Drawing/Painting I Ancestor Portrait in charcoal Student Work: Drawing/Painting I Ancestor Portrait in charcoal
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Student Work: Art II Painted Classmate Portrait Student Work: Art II Painted Classmate Portrait Student Work: Art II Painted Classmate Portrait
Drawing and Painting 1: Self-Portrait as Peacock Drawing and Painting 1: Self-Portrait as Swan Drawing and Painting 1: Self-Portrait as Fox
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Art 1: Self-Portrait as Gazelle Drawing and Painting 1: Self-Portrait as Wolf  
Art 1: Self-Portrait as Narwhal Drawing and Painting 1: Self-Portrait as Giraffe  
Drawing and Painting 3: Chuck Close-inspired portrait Drawing and Painting 3: Chuck Close-inspired portrait  
Drawing and Painting 3: Chuck Close-inspired portrait Drawing and Painting 3: Chuck Close-inspired portrait  
Drawing and Painting 3: Chuck Close-inspired portrait Drawing and Painting 3: Chuck Close-inspired portrait