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Project3:PortraitPainting

SuggestedTheme:PopArtHeroes

Inthisproject,youwillapplyyourknowledgeofcolortheory,value,andproper
paintingtechniquestocreateapaintingofapersonoranimalthatexemplifies:
DiptychPortraitCreatedUsingaGridStructure
RealisticProportionsoftheHumanorAnimalFace
ComplementaryColorSchemePlusAnotherColorSchemeofYour
Choice
StrongRangeofValuesUsingWhite,Black,andComplements
ContrasttoShowEmphasis
Craftsmanship

StepbyStepInstructions:
Step1:ChooseandPrintaPictureofaPortraitofYourSubject(Movie/RealityStar,SelfPortrait,
FamilyMember,Friend,Pet,WildAnimal)
Printa4x6blackandwhitephoto.Hint:UseMicrosoftWordtoproperlysizeyourphoto.(Demonstratedin
Class)

Step2:CreateYourGrids
4x6BlackandWhitePhoto:Divideinto1squares.
18x14PaintingPaper:Createa1border.Then,measuretwo8x12areasinsidethisborder.Divideeach
into2squares.

Step3:TransferYourImage
Lightlycreateacontourlinesketchofyourimageontoyourpaintingpaperusingthegridtoreplicateyourblack
andwhiteimage.

Step4:ChooseAnotherColorScheme

Complementary:Usestwohuesoppositeonthecolorwheelwithblackandwhite.

Monochromatic:Useshuewithblack,whiteanditstone(complement).
SplitComplementary:Similartocomplementary,butusesthetwohuesadjacenttoitscomplement.

Triadic:Usescolorsthatareevenlyspacedaroundthecolorwheelwithblackandwhite.

Analogous:Usesthreecolorsnexttoeachotheronthecolorwheelwithblackandwhite.

Step5:BeginPainting
Firstcreateyourunderpaintingusingacontrastingorneutralcolor.Then,layerthepaintusingblocksofcolors.
Themorelayersyouadd,themoredetailedyouwillget.Wewillworkthroughthisprocessstepbystepin
class.

Step6:TurnInYourProject
Writeanartiststatement,fillouttheselfevaluationonyourrubric,andphotographyourartwork.Turninyour
projectontheappropriateduedatewiththeartiststatementandrubric.


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Rubric

1
InProgress

2
Basic

3
Proficient

4
Accomplished

5
Advanced

Material
Howwelldidyouworkwith
thematerial?Areyourpaint
strokescrisp/clean?
Completecoverageof
paint?Didyouuseproper
techniqueasdescribedin
Step5anddemonstratedin
class?

04

58

912

1316

04

58

912

1316

04

58

912

1316

04

58

912

1316

Reflection
Didyouincludeathoughtful
artiststatement?

TotalPointsReceived

Comments:

/20

/20

/20

/20

/20

/20

/10

/10

/10

/10

/100

/100

1720

Thoughtfulness
Didyoucreateyourartwork
tothebestofyourability?
Didyouuseyourtime
wisely?Wasyourartwork
damageddueto
carelessness?

/20

1720

Contrast
Doyourcolorsblend
together,sothevieweris
notabletoseetheimage
fromafar?
Or
,didyou
successfullyplacelightsand
darksnexttoeachotherto
createcontrast?Didyoudo
sostrategicallyand
emphasizespecificareas
usingcontrast?

/20

1720

ValueRange
Didyouuseawiderangeof
valuesbyusingshades,
tints,andtones?

Teacher
Evaluation

1720

RealisticDiptych
Portrait
Didyoucreatetwoportraits
sidebyside?Didyouusea
gridstructuretocreatea
realisticportrait?Isyour
portraitproportional?

Student
Evaluation

02

34

56

78

910

02

34

56

78

910