Reflective Portrait and the Approaches
Objective: You will brainstorm ideas in order to create alternate
solutions and approaches to how you make art.
DRILL:
1. Hang your Reflective Self Portrait on the board with a
magnet.
2. What is the most common approach to the assignment?
3. What are some more authentic, creative solutions to the
problem? Which ones are different than the norm? ARTISTS
MAKE INDIVIDUALIZED ART.
4.
What other approach could you use to make these portraits?
Take 12- A miniature
concentration
*ONE OBJECT IN 12 DIFFERENT
WAYS.
*PICK AN OBJECT. BRING IT IN.
*YOU WILL BE MAKING 12 ARTWORKS
WITH IT, SO YOU CHOOSE
SOMETHING YOU’LL LIKE.
*YOU WILL MAKE QUICK ONE DAY
PIECES THAT ARE COMPLETE.
What is your approach to art making?
List the answers to these questions in your sketchbook.
 How do you approach art?
 What is your style?
 What object(s) are you going to use? A shoe. Something
you will have here every day for 12 classes.
 What are variations to make art with an object as a
reference?
 Take out your yellow sheet. Some columns will be filled
in today.
First approach:
1. Get an object. Anything for today. Draw it from
observation on a piece of paper.
2. Include the surroundings as you draw.
3. Use any drawing material.
4. Shade it.
5. Use an asymmetrical composition.
How can you meet the criteria and use a different
approach? Be different! Now is your chance.
Think about any ways you could be unique/ creative.
Hang them up in 20 minutes.
How can you approach art making?
What is another way to
approach drawing a
lamp?
2. What is another
approach to make an
artwork with a lamp as
an observational
reference?
3. What other approaches
are there to make art?
1.
First 5 Approaches by Gauger:
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5.
Draw the object with its surroundings with material of
your choice and shade. Use asymmetrical composition
for placement.
Zoom in. Gestural oil pastel drawing of object
Print with styrofoam/ monoprint/ collagraph/ stencil.
Oil Paint on canvas over homosoap board
Pen & Ink with mark-making over abstract watercolor
(small) or gestural ink lines with patchy watery blocky
watercolor. Loose lines. Cut out holes in spaces
between lines. Glue patterns or designs underneath.
Ways to change it~
 Include art elements.
 Change the composition.
 Use techniques with materials.
 Change the style.
 Change the medium.
 Use more than one medium.
 Change the colors. (art elements)
 Have fun and be creative with it. Experiment/ play.
 Do more than one of these.
 Background- scene/ pattern/ design/other?
 Be adventurous! Make something up!
Art Elements
 Lines Shapes Colors/ Colors Schemes Value Texture Form Space-
Composition
 Add variety. Different variations of same object.
 Create a focus point.
 Emphasize an area.
 Size- Make it larger or smaller- zoom in/ crop it.
 View- Change the angle that we view the object.
 Placement- Move the object to a different space in
the composition
 Create repetition- pattern
 Add more objects or creative background.
Change the style
Styles
 Realism
 Cubism
 Impressionism
 Mark-making
 Add designs
 Folk art
 Renaissance
 Baroque
 Minimalism
 Pop Art
 Surrealism
• Cultural influences- chinese,
egyptian, greek, native
american, etc…
• Expressionism
• Contemporary artist influence
• Painterly
• Layering/ overlapping?
• Abstract
• Photo-realism
• Rococo
• Art Nouveau- Art Deco
Material Techniques
 Scribbling
 Sew on buttons
 Stitch on it
 Shapes that don’t touch
 Stylize it
 Stippling
 Sharpie on the back- bleed
 Glue things on
 3D relief
 Print multiples
 Use a spray bottle
 Cut holes glue something
underneath
Oil pastel/ watercolor
Wrinkle the paper
See-thru paper
Cut it/ Rip it.
Scratch art
Drip paint
Straw blowing
Splatter paint
Flip artwork around as
you work on it
• Stencils printed on it.
• Resist with glue/ mod
podge
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Art Medium- (Materials)
 Pencil
 Colored Pencil
 Oil Pastel
 Pen & Ink
 Acrylic
 Watercolor
 Oil Paint
 Ball point pen
 Metallics
collage
Tissue paper
Chalk
Papier mache
Clay
Printmaking- stencils,
linoleum, callograph,
monoprint, styrofoam
• Recycled paper
• Charcoal pencil
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Cultural Influence
Change the style
 Zoom in
 Loosely drawn and use
 On black paper
watercolor wash to fill
in. Overlap and
imperfect
 Draw/ Paint on the back
of wallpaper
 Add words/ text/ letters
 On newspaper
 Continuous contour
 Blind contour
 Creative Mark-making
 In a mandala
 Patterned background
 Blurry mostly then crisp
in some spots. Like a
photograph
Artists
 Keith Haring
 Salvador Dali
 Vincent Van Gogh
 Andy Warhol
 Thomas Cole
 Claude Monet
 Edvard Munch
 Georgia O’keefe
 Robert Raushenberg
Studio Art- Reflective Self Portrait
Objective: You will use criteria in order to evaluate what
processes you need to do before Thursday/ the end of class
today.
DRILL:
1. Get out your portrait and supplies.
2. We will look at the grading criteria questions.
3. Today is the last class period to work on this.
4. It is due by 2:00 on Thursday. Finish on your own time.
5. If you are done with the portrait. Do another approach to
a portrait using your reflection.
6. Homework due next Monday: Completely fill out the
yellow sheet with ideas from each category. Use books
and the internet to help you and comment on website.
Fundamentals of Art Critique and Finishing
Objective: You will use criteria in order to judge what
you need to do to complete your Inspirational Elements
artwork.
DRILL:
1. Take out your artwork and any supplies you
need to finish it. Make sure you mod podge
the whole artwork.
2. We will not be doing the critique today.
You have the entire period to finish.
3. Once you finish- make art/ Halloween art.
4. Use the questions on the next slide to judge
what you need to do today.
5. You must wash a paint tray or bag today.
Designs
Painting
1. Are the
designs
made with
more than 5
lines or
shapes?
2. Are the
designs
detailed and
interesting?
3. Did you
challenge
yourself?
4. Do you
like them?
1. Did you
use a
required
color
scheme?
2. Did you
mix at least
2 of your
own colors?
3. Are you
edge crisp
and neat?
4. Did you
challenge
yourself?
Words
1. Did you
write at least
2 words?
2. Are they
written using
a lettering
style?
3. Did you
write it first
on the
Applying
sheet?
4. Are they
glued on?
Overall
1. Did you
make at
least 2 large
or 3 small
artworks?
2. Overall
placement
of words?
3. Do they
go together/
match
4. Did you
finish?