Wednesday 4/3: Chuck Close lecture & Grid Enlargement Self-Portrait

Below is a link to the Chuck Close lecture I showed in class this Wednesday 4/3, it might be helpful to reference the examples of his work while working on your own self-portrait:

https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AcS6WX-p8zmBZGYzcnM4dDNfODRkd205OXBmcQ&hl=en


Grid Enlargement Self Portrait (due Wednesday, 4/10 for CRIT #3)
This project is a Chuck Close inspired grid enlargement drawing. The drawing should be a self-portrait, head & shoulders shot with a simple background. You must find or take a simple photograph of yourself to draw from (again, preferably a head & shoulders shot with a simple background). Start by drawing a one-inch grid across your 6”x8” photograph. Blow up the image to 18"x24" (This is 3x as big. Draw 3" squares on the drawing). (**Remember that your paper measures 19"x24" in total, be sure to account for that additional inch on the vertical, we're using the 6x8 to 18x24 enlargement to make things more simple). The objective is to choose a method of mark making and repeat this mark to create a portrait. I want you think about how your marks can project a mood. Strong results usually come from treating each 3” square as a separate drawing comprised of your chosen mark making method. Focusing on this aspect will strengthen your overall result. 

Materials:

18”x24” drawing paper

graphite and/or charcoal (any combination of graphite pencil, compressed graphite, charcoal pencil, vine charcoal, compressed charcoal, conté crayon, etc.)

**please remember to spray your finished drawings to ensure that they aren’t damaged in transport or by handling them during critique, etc. Remember to only use spray fixative OUTDOORS and with proper ventilation!

Some student examples for your reference: