Stevenson Painting II
Assignment #1: Emotive Self Portrait
You are to make a self-portrait painting (that is no smaller
than 16x20) on any appropriate support, in which you depict yourself displaying
a very high degree of emotion. The
subject should include at least the whole head, neck and shoulders, plus at
least one hand. The emotion that you displaying is entirely up to you, although
your depiction should leave no doubt as to what your painted self is
feeling. Anger, excitement, pain, shame,
ecstasy, shock, grief, are just some of the many possibilities available to you
to examine. The key is that your painted
self should have as far from a neutral expression as possible.
It will help to examine what constitutes an emotional expression
on the human face. What are the “parts”
that are most expressive? Mainly the
eyes and the mouth, plus their surrounding structures. Areas like the cheeks and forehead can
certainly display emotion (and should therefore be used as such), but in my
mind are part of the supporting structures to the mouth and eyes.
Body language can also be extremely expressive. How can the angle or point of view of the
head serve your purpose? The way the
lower body relates to the upper body?
Can the hands be employed to augment the expression? How about the background or overall color
scheme? Dramatic lighting?
In making this painting you are to attempt to paint as
realistically as possible. I am not
interested in a cartoon or caricatured version of yourself. Use any approach to painting as necessary to
achieve your purpose. Have fun and good
luck!
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