1. Self-Portraits

2. When you make a picture of yourself
Self-Portrait
When you make a picture of yourself

4. Self-Portrait ca Sarah Goodridge watercolor on ivory 3 1/8 x 2 5/8 in. (8.0 x 6.7 cm.) Smithsonian American Art Museum

5. Self-portrait Mary Cassatt

6. Self-portrait Auguste Renoir

7. Self-portrait Grant Wood

8. Self-portrait Diego Rivera

9. Self-Portrait
(It's Me O Lord) Rockwell Kent lithograph on paper image: 13 7/16 x 9 3/4 in. (34.0 x 24.7 cm.) Smithsonian American Art Museum Museum purchase

10. Claude Buck ( )
Claude Buck was born in New York in , and received his early instruction from his artist father. A child prodigy, Claude entered the National Academy of Design at the age of 14, staying on for the next 8 years. His works caught the eye of a Chicago art dealer, whose representation prompted his move there in 1919, where he participated in a number of exhibitions and one-man shows. In order to be closer to his son, Buck and his wife moved to Santa Cruz, California, in Buck is best known for his exquisite portraits and still lifes, both showing Asian design influences, and for his introspective symbolist paintings.
Self-Portrait 1919
Claude Buck oil on wood 13 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. (34.5 x 35.7 cm.) Smithsonian American Art Museum Gift of Mrs. Claude Buck

11. Self-Portrait (1918) Morris Kantor oil on linen 22 1/8 x 18 in. (56
Self-Portrait (1918) Morris Kantor oil on linen /8 x 18 in. (56.1 x 45.7 cm.) Smithsonian American Art Museum

12. Self-Portrait 1929 Malvina Hoffman limestone 25 7/8 x 17 1/8 x 13 in
Self-Portrait 1929 Malvina Hoffman limestone /8 x 17 1/8 x 13 in. (65.4 x 43.5 x 33.1 cm.) Smithsonian American Art Museum Gift of the Charles Lamson Hoffman Family

13. Feeling Pushed 1977 Robert Arneson chalk, pencil, and crayon on paper sheet: 41 7/16 x 29 13/16 in. (105.2 x 75.6 cm.) Smithsonian American Art Museum

14. Family 1986 Romare Bearden collage on wood 28 x 20 in
Family 1986 Romare Bearden collage on wood 28 x 20 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum

15. Self-Portrait Andy Warhol 1928-1987 1967

16. Self Portrait
Age of 34
1640
Rembrandt
Rembrandt’s Last
Self Portrait
Age of 63
1669

17. This artist chose to draw himself without much expression
This artist chose to draw himself without much expression. It is difficult to tell what he is feeling. Does he look a little sad or just thoughtful?
Claude Buck Self-Portrait oil on wood 13 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum

18. The head is an egg-shape: an oval that is narrower at the bottom
Claude Buck Self-Portrait oil on wood 13 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum

19. How guide-lines help us place the features of the face
Claude Buck Self-Portrait oil on wood 13 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum

20. Divide the head with light lines
The center line divides
the head in half
from side-to-side
The eye line is
half way between
the top of the head
and the chin.
The nose line is almost half way from the eyes to the chin
These lines are
called guide lines.
They help us put the
facial features in the
correct places on the face.
Draw them very lightly.
The mouth line
is almost half the way from the nose line to the chin

21. The eyes are one eye apart
Claude Buck Self-Portrait oil on wood 13 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum

22. The eyes shaped like footballs.
Claude Buck Self-Portrait oil on wood 13 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum

23. The irises are round circles that touch the top and the bottom of the eye.
Claude Buck Self-Portrait oil on wood 13 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum

24. Draw the eyes on the eye line
The eyes should be
one eye apart
Draw the top of the eyes
as a curve that starts on
the line and ends on
the line
The iris is the colored
part of the eye.
It should be drawn
as a perfect circle that
touches both the top and
the bottom of the eye.
Draw the bottom of the eyes
as a curve that starts where
the top curve starts and
ends where the top curve ends

25. Adjust the Irises The pupil is a small circle in the center
of the iris
The irises can be drawn to one side or the other

26. Adjust the Eyelids

27. The nose is about as wide as the space between the eyes.
Claude Buck Self-Portrait oil on wood 13 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum

28. The end of the nose is a U shape. The nostril cover is like a C.
Claude Buck Self-Portrait oil on wood 13 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum

29. Draw the guide lines down from the inside of the eyes
The end of the nose should be as wide or wider than the space between the eyes

30. Draw the end of the nose on the nose line
The nostril covers
are C shapes about
the same size as the
tip of the nose
The tip of the nose is a U
shape about the size of the
iris.

31. The mouth is no wider than the space between the pupils of the eyes.
Claude Buck Self-Portrait oil on wood 13 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum

32. Draw the mouth on the mouth line
Erase the straight mouth line
Draw the guide lines
down from the center of each eye.
The center line of the mouth starts with a slight dip below the line then curves slightly above it, ending on the line.

33. The mouth is drawn on the mouth line. The upper lip is above
and the lower lip is below the line
Claude Buck Self-Portrait oil on wood 13 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum

34. Draw the lips the same way whether the mouth is open or closed
The upper lip
dips in the center
then curves down
to the ends of the line.

35. The lower lip
The lower lip is fuller than the upper lip and curves up to the ends of the mouth line.

36. You can draw the face with a smile
Frans Hals Young Man and Woman in an Inn ("Yonker Ramp and His Sweetheart") (Dutch) Oil on canvas 41 1/2 x 31 1/4 in. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

37. Or you can draw the face with a frown
Rockwell Kent Self-Portrait (It's Me O Lord) lithograph on paper /16 x 9 3/4 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum

38. Erase the edges of the mouth and redraw the lines upwards
To make a smile:
Erase the edges of the mouth and redraw the lines upwards

39. Erase the edges of the mouth and redraw the lines downwards
To make a frown:
Erase the edges of the mouth and redraw the lines downwards

40. You can draw the mouth open
Frans Hals Young Man and Woman in an Inn ("Yonker Ramp and His Sweetheart") (Dutch) Oil on canvas 41 1/2 x 31 1/4 in. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

41. To open a smiling mouth:
Draw a second lower lip

42. To open a frowning mouth:
Just draw new lower lip

43. If you have drawn an open mouth you must lower the chin
Only the bottom lip moves when you open your mouth
Lower the chin the same amount as you opened the mouth.

44. To open a frowning mouth really wide:
Erase the lower lip completely

45. To open a frowning mouth really wide:
Draw the opening and redraw the lower lip

46. To open a frowning mouth really wide:
Lower the chin and erase the old chin line.

47. The eye brows can add expression to the face

48. When you are satisfied with the face erase the guide lines

49. The guide lines for the ears line up with the eyes
and the nose
Claude Buck Self-Portrait oil on wood 13 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum

50. Draw the guide lines for the ears
The ear is drawn
from between the
eye and the
eye brow...
…to the
nose

51. The ears are C shapes that are a little wider at the top than the bottom
Claude Buck Self-Portrait oil on wood 13 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum

52. Draw the ears
Then erase the guide lines

53. The guide line for the neck lines up with the chin
Claude Buck Self-Portrait oil on wood 13 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum

54. Draw the guide line for the neck

55. If the mouth is open draw the line from the original chin

56. The neck is two straight lines that start half way between the ears and the chin
Claude Buck Self-Portrait oil on wood 13 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum

57. It curves a little bit below the line
Claude Buck Self-Portrait oil on wood 13 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum

58. The shoulder line is straight but slanted down slightly
Claude Buck Self-Portrait oil on wood 13 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum

59. Draw the neck and shoulders
Draw neck lines straight and vertical
Not like this
Like this
Like this
Or this

60. Draw the neck and shoulders
Draw the small curves below the line

61. Draw the neck and shoulders
Draw the straight shoulder lines
Or this
Like this
Like this
Or this
Not like this

62. The neck line is a simple curve
Claude Buck Self-Portrait oil on wood 13 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum

63. Draw the neck and shoulders
Draw the neck line
Erase the guide line

64. There are two hairlines you must draw:
The inside hairline
and the outside hairline
Claude Buck Self-Portrait oil on wood 13 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum

65. Now you are ready to draw the hair
First the inside hairline
You can draw this
line showing bangs ...
The inside hair line
is drawn from where
the ears start ...

66. Now you are ready to draw the hair
There are two hair lines
The outside hair line
is drawn from
just above the
top of the head
down to the
end of the hair.
It can be
short or long

67. Once you have drawn the hairlines, you erase the head line
Claude Buck Self-Portrait oil on wood 13 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum

68. Once you have drawn the hairlines, you erase the head line
Claude Buck Self-Portrait oil on wood 13 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum

69. Draw the two hair lines that you want for your figure
When the hair lines
are the way you
want them erase
the top of the
head line.

70. Add texture lines in the hair
Claude Buck Self-Portrait oil on wood 13 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum

71. You should add texture lines

72. Draw lines that show wrinkles or the edges of shadows
Claude Buck Self-Portrait oil on wood 13 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum

73. This is how Claude Buck’s painting might look as a drawing
This is how Claude Buck’s painting might look as a drawing. But no extra lines to add expression

74. This is how Claude Buck’s drawing looks with expressive lines.

75. Lines you can add to increase expressiveness

76. Lines you can add to increase expressiveness

77. Lines you can add to increase expressiveness

78. Notice how the shading makes the drawing look more realistic, like a photograph.

79. Center the drawing on the gray paper
Center the drawing on the gray paper. The bottom border should be larger than the top.

80. Turn drawing over to the back.

81. Place a drop of glue in each corner of the drawing.

82. Turn drawing over and press it in place for the count of 30.

83. Glue the label in the center of the bottom
Glue the label in the center of the bottom. Use only one drop of glue in each corner

84. Student Self Assessment

85. Description of the Unit
Discussion questions for you and your parents or guardians
Student Self-Assessment

86. Grant Wood

87. Grant Wood

96. Turn both sheets to the back

97. Apply one drop of glue to each corner of the assessment sheet

98. Lay the assessment sheet face up on the black paper
Hold it down for silent count of 30

99. Hand in your artwork, as directed.