I saw two self portraits there and one at the Alrbight, which I have a picture below. The other two that I dont not have pictures of, I have the information for.
1. Lars Gustaf Sellstedt, Self Portrait, 1899, oil on canvas
2. William John Wilgus, Self Portrait, c. 1837-1842, oil on canvas
Both of these men were important to Buffalo's history so I found them pretty interesting.
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Next, I took a photo of myself to use as a reference for my drawing:
Lastly, I tried to draw a self portait of myself. I did a horrible job and made myself look very creepy.
Step #6
Create a reflection journal on your Blog and answer the following questions:
1. Why did you select the inspiration pieces?
I selecte the inspiration pieces at the Burchfeild because they were people who were important to Buffalo's history. They also were very realistic and non abstract portraits. I chose the one from Albright Knox because it was abstract and I wanted to have different inspirational paintings to be able to have a variety of styles to chose from.
2. Why did you select the media to create your self-portrait?
I once drew a self portrait in freshman year of highschool and it turned out pretty good. I wanted to draw myself because I wanted to see if I could still do a good job, which I learned I cant.
3. What challenges did you face in creating your self-portrait and how did you overcome them?
It is very hard to judge how big your face is and how big your features are and where to put the features on the face. If they are the slightest bit off, it will through the whole picture off. I tried a couple times and didntovercome this problem, therefore my drawing looks the way it does.
4. How does this piece represent you?
I did my best to represent myself. I love black and white photos therefore I didnt want to draw in color and I only used a charcoal pencil. It doesnt really look like me , but i tried my hardest to copy the picture of myself. I chose a picture with a silly face because thats my personality, silly and outgoing.
5. What elements and principles of art did you apply in this work?
I used lines for my face and hair. I also used value of blacks and grays to do the shadowing in my face. I also used shape for my eyes.
6. Did you enjoy working on this project?
I enjoyed doing this because it was a challenge. I thought it would be pretty easy, but i was wrong. It was hard to draw my face to match the picture and like I said earlier it was hard to place my features in the right spot. I did enjoy doing it though, as I did most projects this semester.
7. What do you think of your final artwork?
I think my final artwork is pretty funny. It is a bad drawing, but it is amusing and makes me look very creepy!
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