Famous Self-Portraits

Vincent Van Gogh's Self Portrait (1889, Oil Canvas)

This self portrait was painted in 1889 depicting Vincent Van Gogh himself using oil paint on a canvas 65x54cm large. It is now stored at the Musee d'Orsay, Paris.

Works Cited
"WebMuseum: Gogh, Vincent Van: Self-Portraits." Ibiblio - The Public's Library and Digital Archive. Web. 01 Mar. 2011. .



Leonardo Da Vinci's Self Portrait (1512)

This portrait was the only self portrait that has survived by Leonardo Da Vinci. In it he has depicted himself as an ancient man, even though he was only 60 years old at the time this painting was finished.

Works Cited
"Leonardo Da Vinci: Self-portrait, 1512." TheArtWolf.com - Art and the Art World. Web. 01 Mar. 2011. .

Two Point Perspective

Two point perspective art is quite different from one point perspective art in some ways. Objects drawn in two point perspective tend to have a more natural look than when drawn in one point perspective.

In order to draw in two point perspective, you can plot two vanishing points opposite of each other on the paper and then make a triangle with those 2 lines, you can then draw lines one centimeter apart from each other leading to the same points.

My first design was a roll of toilet paper with my name on it. It didn't really work out because the roll of paper was a cylinder, cylinders are quite hard to do because they don't have edges. A way to do them is to draw them using a cube as a guide.

My second design was a world full of blocks, specifically "Minecraft", a video game where you play with blocks, I liked this idea because cubes are easy to do in two point perspective and that allows me to draw many things using cubes.

Some difficulties I had during painting was that I got some shades wrong and it was hard to get he same mix of color every time I had to paint something, this really made me paint things several times over and over again to get the shading right.



After that you can add a cube using the lines and start drawing. But make suer that everthing will have at least three shades of color, the face, top. and side.



The solution I had to that problem was to use mixes from other people that I would need so I wouldn't mess up my own mixes that I may have to use later if I made a mistake. After finishing the painting I really enjoyed this unit in grade 8 art and I would like to try to use more curves if I get to work in this type of unit again.

Masks! w00t :D

Wikipedia defines masks as "an article normally worn on the face, typically for protection, concealment, performance, or amusement." I think masks are a useful and creative way to add a touch of character to yourself if you are participating in a performance. Cheaper masks are normally made out of rubber or thin plastic while more expensive, professional masks are made of silicone or plaster.

[UPDATE] Sea Creature Sculpture

My sea creature sculpture is now in the process of paper-mache stage. It is going pretty fine and one side is now covered with brown paper.

Some problems I had was with the brown paper not going around the edges. I solved them with thinner strips of paper.

Sea Creature Sculpure

Creature: Clown Fish

Why: I chose this fish because I think it is not too hard to make from bottles.

Materials Needed:

- 5 Medum sized milk bottles

- Tape

- Newspaper

- Glue

I think I will make this sculpture by taping 3 medium sized bottles together then sticking one more at each end of the bottles. The tape should make a skeleton of the fish so I could paper mache it and paint.

Making a Name Tag with One Point Persprective

Requirements:

- Pencil

- Straight Edge Ruler

- Eraser

- A4 Paper

- Acrylic Paint

Procedure

1. Cut the A4 piece of paper in half

2. Choose where to put the vanishing point, for this example the vanishing point will be at the top of the paper.

3. Grid the paper, all the vertical lines should lead to the vanishing point. The horizontal lines should stay level with the paper.

5. Draw your name anywhere on the grid.

6. Paint your name and the background.

7. You're done!

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ONE POINT PERSPECTIVE IS A STYLE OF DRAWING THAT GIVES THE FEELING OF DEPTH BY MAKING ALL OBJECTS VANISH INTO ONE POINT SOMEWHERE IN THE PICTURE.

SOME OBJECTS WHEN DRAWN APPEAR LARGER THAN THEY ACTUALLY ARE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE PICTURE ABOVE.

ONE POINT PERSPECTIVE IS USEFUL WHEN SKETCHING ROOM LAYOUTS LIKE THE IMAGE BELOW.


THE VANISHING POINT

THE VANISHING POINT (VP) IS THE POINT WHERE ALL THINGS MEET. ALL THE HORIZONTAL LINES WILL END AT THE VANISHING POINT.



SOURCE: www.ider.herts.ac.uk/school/courseware/graphics/one_point_perspective.html