Drawing Portraits Without a Grid in Color

YOU CAN DO IT!

FEATURED ARTIST: Julian Beever(1959 - ), United Kingdom

• His earlier drawings were portraits of well known people which worked best in getting immediate attention from passers-by.

• He developed his 3 dimensional or "anamorphic" pavement drawings out of curiosity and a love of the medium.. These became well known in early 2000’s and commercial commissions followed.

• Beever is now in great demand from corporate business and has worked in 28 different countries.• He still finds time to do drawings for his own satisfaction and for their own sakes.• Each drawing must be seen from one special viewpoint and if the viewer moves from it the

illusion is lost and the drawing becomes an unrecognizable distortion.• It is the internet that has brought it to the attention of the world.

Step 1 – Practice

• After the demonstration you will do the following practice drawings on a piece of pastel paper.

• Practice with pastels. 3 spheres

• Warm color scheme

• Cool color scheme

• Complimentary color scheme

• Draw a sketch of a face facing forward using the proportion guide. I want to see the lines you made as your guide. Use the entire page.

Step 1 – Practice

• Draw 1 detailed eye

• Draw 1 detailed nose

• Draw 1 detailed mouth with teeth

• Draw 1 detailed ear

• Draw hair using values

• Eyebrow (you can do this on your eye)

• Mustache or Beard (you can do this on your mouth)

• Head of hair (you can do this on your face drawing)

Types of Pastels

SOFT PASTELS OIL PASTELS• Most commonly used for portraits

• Wide color palette

• Blending done with drawing techniques

• Water based

• Most commonly used for landscapes

• Limited color palette

• Blending done with turpentine

• Oil based

Spheres in Pastel

Draw three sphere using warm, cool, and complimentary color schemes.

Example – face using proportions sketch in pencil

Example – detailed eye using pastel

Example – detailed nose using pastel

Example – detailed mouth with teeth using pastel

Example – detailed ear using pastel

Example – hair with values using pastel

Step 2 – apply what you have learned

• You will be drawing a portrait of a HUMAN using the facial proportion guidelines. This will be done in chalk OR oil pastel. The drawing must included all facial features including a mouth, nose, hair (mustache, beard, eyebrow, head), and at least 1 eye (no sunglasses).

Objective

• To create a composition using pastel as the media and pastel techniques.

• To draw a portrait of a person, of your choice, in color using the proportions of the face.

STUDENT EXAMPLES

Evaluation

• The face is proportionate and the facial proportion guidelines were use

• Use of value and color

• Appropriate technique

• Details

• Drawing includes a mouth, nose, at least 1 eye, and some type of hair