Basic Portraiture lesson plan

[averygoodun42]

So, knowing that time is mutable, would you be satisfied by a two hour course covering

Lesson plan:

Materials and how to use: (no more than 15 minutes, probably not even 10 minutes)

• pencils vs. chalk vs. charcoal
• pencil sharpness (i.e. blunted edges best) and use (light strokes)
• plain paper vs. colored paper
• erasers
• calipers, straight sticks

Basic head shape: (15 minute lecture/demonstration, 20 minutes practice)

• bone structure
• proportions
• different angles (full, ¼, ¾, profile, etc. Most will be in pamphlet; class focus on full)
• facial feature shapes (eye sockets, mouth lines, etc.)

Shadowing: (20 minutes lecture/demonstration, 30 minutes practice)

• Eyes
• nose
• temporal mandibular
• mouth
• reflective light

Personality (10 minute lecture/demonstration, rest of allotted time to practice)

• Eyebrows
• nose

Comments

[mundungus42.livejournal.com]

Yes! *misses making physical art*

[dickgloucester.livejournal.com]

YES! Where do I sign up?