5. Saimir Strati
2006

6. Joseph Barbaccia

7. Joseph Barbaccia

8. Chuck Close
Self-Portrait, 1997

11. Chuck Close
Marta / Fingerprint Series
1986

12. Ian Wright

13. T.I. Paper Trail

16. Andrew Salomone
Jason Mecier

19. Erika Iris Simmons

20. Erika Iris Simmons

21. Erika Iris Simmons

22. Eric Daigh
Pushpin Portraits
25,000 pushpins in each one

24. Pete Fecteau

28. what’s next? *
[ * after midterms ]

29. what’s next?

30. what’s next?
1. Draw a self-portrait in pencil

31. what’s next?
1. Draw a self-portrait in pencil
2. Select and bring in an alternative
material

32. what’s next?
1. Draw a self-portrait in pencil
2. Select and bring in an alternative
material
3. Photograph yourself interacting
with your material

33. what’s next?
1. Draw a self-portrait in pencil
2. Select and bring in an alternative
material
3. Photograph yourself interacting
with your material
4. Use your photo and your
alternative material to make a
portrait

34. what’s next?
1. Draw a self-portrait in pencil
2. Select and bring in an alternative
material
3. Photograph yourself interacting
with your material
4. Use your photo and your
alternative material to make a
portrait

36. You will be completing a self-portrait using
alternative materials that have special
meaning to you.

37. You will be completing a self-portrait using
alternative materials that have special
meaning to you.
Your portrait will be drawn from a photograph
we take in class of you using the materials you
chose, so that your pose and the materials are
related.

38. You will be completing a self-portrait using
alternative materials that have special
meaning to you.
Your portrait will be drawn from a photograph
we take in class of you using the materials you
chose, so that your pose and the materials are
related.
i.e.: If your father is a carpenter, you could use
varying values of wood chips or saw dust to
complete a portrait of yourself. Your pose
and/or expression should show you
interacting with the wood chips in some way.

39. Some suggestions for your brainstorming:
What are items you could easily find a lot of that:

40. Some suggestions for your brainstorming:
What are items you could easily find a lot of that:
★ are from a place you love to visit

41. Some suggestions for your brainstorming:
What are items you could easily find a lot of that:
★ are from a place you love to visit
★ could represent what you want to do for a
career

42. Some suggestions for your brainstorming:
What are items you could easily find a lot of that:
★ are from a place you love to visit
★ could represent what you want to do for a
career
★ relate to someone you deeply care about

43. Some suggestions for your brainstorming:
What are items you could easily find a lot of that:
★ are from a place you love to visit
★ could represent what you want to do for a
career
★ relate to someone you deeply care about
★ you collect

44. Some suggestions for your brainstorming:
What are items you could easily find a lot of that:
★ are from a place you love to visit
★ could represent what you want to do for a
career
★ relate to someone you deeply care about
★ you collect
★ represent a charity or cause you strongly
support

45. Some suggestions for your brainstorming:
What are items you could easily find a lot of that:
★ are from a place you love to visit
★ could represent what you want to do for a
career
★ relate to someone you deeply care about
★ you collect
★ represent a charity or cause you strongly
support
★ represent a hobby or interest that you
have

46. Some more things to consider
about the objects you will be using
to construct your portrait:

47. Some more things to consider
about the objects you will be using
to construct your portrait:
★ can it be shown in AT LEAST four values?
(a light value, two medium values, and a
dark value?)

48. Some more things to consider
about the objects you will be using
to construct your portrait:
★ can it be shown in AT LEAST four values?
(a light value, two medium values, and a
dark value?)
1 2 3 4

49. Some more things to consider
about the objects you will be using
to construct your portrait:
★ can it be shown in AT LEAST four values?
(a light value, two medium values, and a
dark value?)
1 2 3 4
★ will you be able to find enough of your
objects to make a large portrait? (18” x 24”)

50. Some more things to consider
about the objects you will be using
to construct your portrait:
★ can it be shown in AT LEAST four values?
(a light value, two medium values, and a
dark value?)
1 2 3 4
★ will you be able to find enough of your
objects to make a large portrait? (18” x 24”)
★ do not choose: chocolate or cereal/crackers

51. Some more things to consider
about the objects you will be using
to construct your portrait:
★ can it be shown in AT LEAST four values?
(a light value, two medium values, and a
dark value?)
1 2 3 4
★ will you be able to find enough of your
objects to make a large portrait? (18” x 24”)
★ do not choose: chocolate or cereal/crackers

52. Some more things to consider
about the objects you will be using
to construct your portrait:
★ can it be shown in AT LEAST four values?
(a light value, two medium values, and a
dark value?)
1 2 3 4
★ will you be able to find enough of your
objects to make a large portrait? (18” x 24”)
★ do not choose: chocolate or cereal/crackers

53. Some more things to consider
about the objects you will be using
to construct your portrait:
★ can it be shown in AT LEAST four values?
(a light value, two medium values, and a
dark value?)
1 2 3 4
★ will you be able to find enough of your
objects to make a large portrait? (18” x 24”)
★ do not choose: chocolate or cereal/crackers

54. Two ways to show different values with your materials:
spacing out the material OR light, medium, and dark
values of your material

55. Two ways to show different values with your materials:
spacing out the material OR light, medium, and dark
values of your material

56. Two ways to show different values with your materials:
spacing out the material OR light, medium, and dark
values of your material

57. Two ways to show different values with your materials:
spacing out the material OR light, medium, and dark
values of your material

58. Two ways to show different values with your materials:
spacing out the material OR light, medium, and dark
values of your material

59. PORTRAIT PROPOSAL:
Appel • Art 1 Your name:
Portraiture Proposal
What is your inspiration for this assignment?
(Think about the brainstorming suggestions from the presentation)
What material(s) have Why did you select this material for
you decided to use for constructing constructing your portrait?
your portrait?
How do you plan on showing shifts in value throughout
your portrait? (Think back to examples from our presentation.)
What are some possible poses / expressions you could do for the

60. PORTRAIT PROPOSAL:
materials due
monday jan 28