1. ART 1º ESO Bilingual Section
IES Calderón – Gijón
Dpto.de dibujo
Activity #2: THE HUMAN FACE
CONTENTS:
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Symmetry in the human face.
Proportions of the human face.
Inverted drawing (Betty Edwards).
Expressive deformations (anamorphosis).
Techniques to Transfer drawings: Grids.
Saturated colors: primaries & secundaries.
The expressiveness of color.
Artistic media (tempera paint).
VOCABULARY:
chin
Proportion
Grid
asymmetric
Technique
Symmetry
Symmetric
ACTIVITY 2.A.:
(To do before explaining the unit).
In a standard A4 sheet:
method
Inverted,
Upside-down
Media
To transfer
Expressiveness
Face
Forehead
Eyebrow

2. Draw a human face copying the portrait of Clarín (image A) trying to get big similarity to the
original.
ACTIVITY 2.B.:
(To do before explaining the unit).
In another A4:
This time copy the face placing upsidedown the original.
ACTIVITY 2.C.:
In another A4:
Draw image B after teacher explains the basic proportions of human face.
You must use a grid.
ACTIVITY 2.D.:
Draw image B using a deformated grid, to get an anamorphosized image.
Image A
Image B
ACTIVITY 2 E. (MAIN ACTIVITY)
In an A3 standard sheet, draw a portrait or auto-portrait.
Then, colour it using only saturated colours.
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http://flashface.ctapt.de/
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