Title: Photo/Mirror Images
Author: Cynde Aaron
School: AIM High School
Content area: Art/Technology
Created: Fall 2001
Materials: Drawing pencils, charcoal, blending sticks, paper (24"x 18"), digital camera, printer, erasers, mirrors (1 for each student).
Procedure: I wrote the instrucitons on the board, as well as gave my students oral instructions. Each student is to select drawing pencils, charcoal, erasers, and a piece of paper. A mirror will be given to each student. ( I use student drawing mirrors which stand alone and are made of a plastic material ...any mirror wil work, providing it is large enough for the student to view his entire face.) Students will fold the paper in half, lenghtwise...be sure to crease the fold, open back up. On 1/2 of the page, students will draw themselves as they see in the miror. This first drawing will be done in pencil only.
As students are nearing the completion of the first drawing, the teach er will take close, head on shots of each student. These will be printed out in color, black and white, or both. The student will receive a photo of himself only. Now , on the other side of the paper the student will draw himself as in the photo...using the same media (pencil). This lsson should be done on the same day.
Time: 1 hour to 3 hours...depending on how much detail is desired.
If time allows, use another paper, fold the same way, and sketch student images using charcoal only. This can be done on colored paper, which gives a nice feel to charcoal drawings. |
