Submitted
by Jeanne Bjork, Pewaukee High School, Pewaukee, WI
AP Art/Advanced Studio
Assignment #3
“Self Portrait: Full Body” Project
Create
a work of art related to your interpretation of your self. This is a self-portrait project, but not
just a head and shoulders type of work. Who are you? What do you look
like? What is it important for you to
express to others? What surroundings
and environment do you feel most comfortable in or least comfortable in? How do your surroundings effect how you
look and feel?
Specifics:
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Work must be a
minimum of 8x10 inches (20 x 25.5 cm) if photography or digital and 16x20 (40.6 x 51) cm) if drawn, painted
or mixed media, 3-d will vary
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If photography-work
must involve a series of 8-10 images of your own
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If doing digital work
must involve at least 5 images that are your own
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Work must show your
portrait in full figure with an interesting or significant background
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You should be the
main subject in large detail. Make
sure you are not too small in the work. You should take up ¾ of the compositional space.
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Work must use realism
as the style of expression with attention paid to details such as proportion,
perspective, texture, pattern and value.
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Work can be all black
and white or color or a combination
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Work can include text
provided that the lettering is designed into the piece and treated as a
design element not just text
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Work should
incorporate a strong sense of composition and design
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Work should be able
to be displayed in our studio/gallery space
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Work needs to meet
deadline.
Sketchbook
Requirements:
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Brainstorm your idea creating
a list of ideas that you could explore. This written brainstorm should fill the page.
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Do at least 10 small
quick thumbnails planning your project and have them initialed by Mrs. Bjork
before beginning the assignment.
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Show pages in your
sketchbook where you experimented with the media you plan to use in your
project
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Complete the in class
figure drawing practice exercises
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Do sketches/studies
of your body, face and the background you intend to use in your work
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Written artist
statement explaining the criteria and concept you set up for yourself
