From 1/2 the face to the full face.

For my fall final exam, art 1 students completed the other half of the face drawing. For my spring final exam in art 1, students had to draw the entire face. They could reference the picture from the fall, but they had to draw from observation as well.  I love the progression!

 

Below are just a few examples, but these are not the only ones that were awesome. I was so pleased with the results of the project and love how you can see the individual students artistic development!

 

I would love to give credit to the individual studetns here, but I'm not since the faces are here. If you know these students, give them a shout in person!

 

And let me remind you again... these are ART 1 students!!

 

 

 

 

 

A Finish the Face Final

It's final time.

Here are some work samples from Art 1 students.

Boy do I love not having to grade essays!!

Pastel Portraits

Art 2 and AP Studio students spent a few days drawing each other and then drawing themselves looking in mirrors. One day, while they were working, I had the students take pictures of themselves looking in the mirror so that we could capture the moment.

I then printed the pictures in black and white and gave them to the students to create a pastel portrait. The students could choose between chalk pastel and oil pastel. I pushed the students to try the one they were most unsure of.

The results were mixed. Some students were so caught up in the fact that they had not mastered the pastels that they didn't do great portraits. Some students found a new passion.

Here is the link for the artsonia gallery http://www.artsonia.com/museum/gallery.asp?exhibit=561134 

And here are a few quality examples.