Selfie

CHUCK CLOSE

Watch the clip ‘On following the

Grid’ (on dept website)

Why did Close start using the

grid in the first place?

How does he paint each

square?

Why doesn’t he feel the need to

step back form the painting to

see how he is getting on?

Self Portrait

“Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightening to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself.” ― Chuck Close

“I absolutely hate technology, and I’m computer illiterate, and I never use any labour-saving devices although I’m not convinced that a computer is a labour-saving device” ― Chuck Close

Finger prints

Paper making

Grids

LESSONS 1 & 2

Learning Objective:Understand how to use the “Grid Method” in drawing and be

able to apply a range of tones using a 2B /4B pencil

Learning Outcome:Choose one of the following 4 images by Chuck Close and

copy each square carefully using the grid provided.

Meanwhile…. you will have your

portrait photograph taken

(profile and straight on)

Drawing task

Look carefully at each square on the photograph.

Choose the tone that you feel is the most dominant.

Shade in the corresponding square on the blank grid in that tone.

Drawing task

Look carefully at each square on the photograph.

Choose the tone that you feel is the most dominant.

Shade in the corresponding square on the blank grid in that tone.

Drawing task

Look carefully at each square on the photograph.

Choose the colour that you feel is the most dominant.

Shade in the corresponding square on the blank grid in that colour.

Drawing task

Look carefully at each square on the photograph.

Choose the colour that you feel is the most dominant.

Shade in the corresponding square on the blank grid in that colour.

LESSON 3: CHUCK CLOSE FINGERPRINT TASK

Chuck Close Fingerprint portrait of Phillip Glass (1979)

Learning Objective:

Understand how to build up tonal values using layering

Learning Outcome:

Using only your fingers/thumbs and black printing ink try to copy the image on to A3

cartridge paper.

Once completed make a line drawing tracing of your portrait photo.

Your teacher has now enlarged your

line drawing onto A3 cartridge

paper.

LESSON 4:

Learning Objective

Understand how to build tone by

layering different thicknesses of ink.

Develop understanding of

monochrome painting.

Learning Outcome

Complete your own finger print

portrait over your A3 drawing. Pay

close attention to the tonal values in

the original photograph.

Use different fingers for smaller and

bigger prints.

LESSONS 5-7: A3 Pencil /Fine liner self

portraits using a GRID

Learning Objective:

Understand how to use mark making and

pattern to create different tonal values.

Learning Outcome:

Create a detailed pencil line drawing using

the grid system and your portrait

photograph.

Complete each square on the grid with a

different line pattern to create different

tones.

12

Design 6 patterns.

Take each pattern through six stages-lightest to darkest.

Use the grid method to carefully transfer your portrait to a piece of paper.

OUTLINE ONLY

See each square as an individual drawing- it will be more accurate than drawing across several squares at once.

Fill each square on the grid with the pattern you created for each tonal value.

LESSON 8: What is a selfie?

Learning Objective:

Analyse the concept of a ‘selfie’.

Learning Outcome:

Create a ‘selfie’ that is derived from a personal piece of writing.

• Over 1 million selfies are taken every day• The average age of selfie ‘takers’ is 23.6 years old• The earliest use of the word was in 2002 in an online forum.• In 2013 ‘selfie’ was announced the word of the year by the Oxford

English Dictionary

Discuss:Is a selfie merely self-promotion or a more accessible form of self-representation?How trustworthy are selfies?

Write an ‘I am’ poem

I am (your name)………………………………………………….I am (two physical characteristics)…………………………I am (two personality traits)…………………………………I wonder (something you are curious about)……......I hear……………………………………………………………….I see………………………………………………………………...I am (repeat first line of your poem)……………………..I want (a desire)…………………………………………………...I pretend (something you imagine)………………………I worry (something that concerns you)………………..I cry (something that upsets you)…………………….……I understand…………………………………………………………I am (repeat first line of your poem)………………………I say………………………………………………………………….I dream………………………………………………………………I try…………………………………………………………………..I hope………………………………………………………………..I feel………………………………………………………………….I am (repeat first line of your poem)………………………

Ana Stumpf

Use the photograph of you in profile to draw an outline within the phone.

Fill the silhouette with words, doodles and pictures from your ‘I am…’ poem.

Think carefully how you write and incorporate any text.

Fill the silhouette- leave no white spaces.

Is this a better representation of you than a selfie photo? Do we find out more about you?Why? Why not?

LESSONS 9-13: Final outcome

Learning Objective:

Apply prior knowledge of scaling up using the grid system.

Either

Develop use of tone and mark making when using graphite.

Or

Develop understanding of colour mixing and application of

paint.

Learning Outcome:

Enlarged line drawing or painting of the selfie photograph.

Create an exhibition of the work in school.

Drawing outcome

It is important to explore different mark making techniques in order to create a breadth of textures and tones.

Drawing outcome: use the grid method to scale up your drawing

Concentrate on one square at a time. This will help you to be more accurate and create a more interesting drawing.

Word on PCs: select the image > Format > Artistic Effects > Cut-out.Photoshop: open the image > Filters > Cut-Out. (Select the number of layers that allows you to see the image without it becoming too complicated. Eg. 5)Finally, make the image black and white.

Painting outcome

Step 1: Simplify your selfie photo

Step 2:

Use the grid method to transfer your new, simplified selfie onto a board or canvas.

Remember- outline the features and shapes of colour. Do not attempt to shade.

Before you begin, mix 8 different tones of paint using just black and white and create a tonal scale in your sketchbook.

Experiment with other colours next to your monochromatic scale-8 shades for each one.

Choose your favourite colour for your final painting.

Learning Objective:Develop an understanding of mixing shades and tones using acrylic paint.Learn from painting experiments before starting the final painting.

Learning Outcome:Painting experiments and the lightest tones on the painting filled in.

Value Scale is a scale that shows the gradual change in value from its lightest value, white to its darkest value black.

Monochromatic is where one color is used but in different values and intensity, from the darkest of darks to the lightest of light values.

On the right are the hues (colours) and the tones (dark and light) scales of each.

In preparation for your painting explore how you can make colours change in value.

Step 3: Paint your selfie portrait using your preferred colour.

Alternative outcome

Combine pattern and colour: paint, pencil crayons or oil pastels

Alternative outcome