Creative Challenge Three

A portrait of Betty the bulldog, painted by my friend Harris Johnson

http://freeharrisjohnson.com/sketchbooks

The Potential of Portraiture to Bring Us Closer 

Create a portrait of a person or animal that you miss seeing in person. This should be someone you have not been able to visit due to the COVID-19 restrictions. Brainstorm a list of qualities you would like your portrait to convey about your subject. Materials and sizes are completely open; you can create a drawing, painting, photograph, collage, or sculpture. Let your subject's personality influence your choice of materials, size, and artistic style. Be sure to consider elements such as color, value, texture, line quality, or brush strokes. For example, you could paint your subject on a two-by-two inch canvas and thin line work in order to convey how quiet they are or you could use gesso on a large piece of cardboard and use fluorescent spray paint to convey their big personality.

Consider what you use as a reference for your portrait; Will you use a direct source such as a picture, video or live video call, or will you use an indirect source such as your memory, or the memory of others? It can be a combination of many sources. 

Due 4/30/20

Your post needs to include:

• two images of brainstorming and sketches
• a brief written description of  how your artistic decisions relating to your subject
• a unique post title
• an image of your final artwork
• label your post 'Challenge Two'

Expectations for grading:

Brainstorming visuals 

• student demonstrates ample amount of idea generation
• work effectively documents a progression of ideas
• visuals are completed in a creative way using traditional methods including word and mind maps
• visuals creatively use color, line and shape to develop and organize ideas

Quality of sketches 

• sketches display a variety of different possible ideas for their project
• sketches demonstrate a progression of ideas
• sketches display experimentation of materials in relation to their ideas
• sketches effectively communicate ideas

Display of knowledgeable formal decisions

• student uses composition and elements of art and design in work, which includes:
• visual harmony, appropriate use of line, color, shape, and value to communicate visual direction or perspective, and a specific quality or tone of the work

Visionary ideas

• final artwork displays a creative solution to the assignment