Chuck close style portraits

Lots of versions of this project, here is what my students are doing:

These directions come from art-paper-scissors blog. 

Chuck Close Portraits

      
Materials:

- 9" x 12" Paper

- Colored Pencils

- Pencils

- Student Photographs

- Rulers

- Sharpies

- Chuck Close References

1. Take student pictures and edit to black and white.   We will use an internet program called “Dumpr”.  Print out.

2. Have each student trace major outlines with a sharpie (or pencil first in case they make mistakes).

3. Using a lightbox or window, trace contour line drawing onto "good paper" with sharpie (or again, pencil first in case of mistakes).

4.   Make a 1" grid. 

 

5. In each box, draw a shape or pattern. I thought of about 15 and then just started repeating them.

6. Color in background with two separate colors. Color in hair with two separate colors (don't forget the eyebrows!). Color in skin (face and neck) with two separate colors. Color in shirt with two separate colors. 

It works best if the colors could generally work out in a "checkerboard" pattern; One background of one square is one color and the accent is a second color, and the surrounding squares are vice-versa.