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Portrait Grid Drawing

Chuck Close

Portrait GridDrawingChuck Close

Bellwork Day 1

Answer the following in your sketchbook:

THINK LIKE AN ARTIST ( less about subject matter and more about technique)



  • Research the artist Chuck Close and tell me three things that stand out about his work.

Chuck Close and the Grid Portrait

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In 1988 a spinal blood clot left Close almost completely paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair. A brush-holding device strapped to his wrist and forearm, however, allowed him to continue working.
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In the 1990s he replaced the minute detail of his earlier paintings with a grid of tiles daubed with colorful elliptical and ovoid shapes. Viewed up close, each tile was in itself an abstract painting; when seen from a distance, the tiles came together to form a dynamic deconstruction of the human face.

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American artist noted for his highly inventive techniques used to paint the human face. He is best known for his large-scale Photo-realist portraits

Objectives

I CAN...


1.Use ruler skills in order to create a grid.


2. Practice proportions using the grid method and ratios.


3. Recognize and create value & contrast through line and simulated textures.


4. Create a proportional Portrait using the medium charcoal to create value and realism.

Bellwork Day 2

Define the following vocabulary in your sketchbook:


  1. Shape ( Geometric, Freeform, Organic)
  2. Value
  3. Shading
  4. Tones
  5. Grid System ( for art)
  6. Portrait

Steps:

1. Pick your image and make it black and white if it isn't already.

(you can play with contrast and filters)


8th Grade - Pick someone important/famous

7th Grade - Pick a picture of yourself


2. Using the tool on https://www.timgagnon.com/grid/ make your reference photo into a grid and save on your camera roll for the ipad.


4. Make the same grid pattern on your drawing paper using a ruler

(Must have the same number of boxes as your reference photo).


5. Number each box on both your reference picture and drawing paper.

(Top is letters and the side is numbers)


6. Begin drawing box by box.


7. Add the details and shading.

The upside down grid method with Charcoal

The upside down method is optional.

Notice the techniques and materials she is using for the charcoal application. She starts at the top and works her way down the page so that she isn't smearing the work she has already done.

How to Draw With Charcoal Using the Grid Method