1. Self-Portrait The History -Renaissance-artists interested in the self and individual realism -Mirrors were more commonly used Leonardo DaVinci

2. Rembrandt

3. Vincent van Gogh

4. Symbolic Self-Portraits- Self-Portraits that “say something” Instead of your normal boring self- portrait- we are going to create a self-portrait that communicates about who you are!

5. Frida Khalo Many of her works are self portraits that use symbols in the background to tell you things about her life.

6. Jacob Lawrence

7. M C ESCHER

8. Symbolic Self-Portrait Identity- Who you are as an individual The answer to the question “who am I?” that is your identity Goals of this drawing: 1-Define who you are 2-Communicate who you are visually- through your drawing 3-Create an interesting/unique symbolic self-portrait

9. Brainstorming Activity Who am I? 1-Write down the things you like to do? 2-Write down adjectives about you. As many as you can think of (tall, smart, funny, smelly, ect) 3-How would friends/family describe you? 4-If you were an animal, what kind would you be? Why? 5-What makes you unique? 6-List your important life events. 7-What do you want to do with your life? Goals, hopes, dreams, ect

10. First Step-The Idea Draw some rough drafts-get brainstorming- get your ideas on paper It may take 2 or more rough draft sketches before you begin Can use a photo or a mirror

11. Student Examples

13. Grid for Drawing - Will use the grid system for making the drawing - Draw 1” square grid on photograph -1” square grid on plain paper - Transfer face features from photo to paper

14. Symbolic Self-Portrait Grading 1-Interesting and Unique (not your usual class picture self-portrait) 2-It easily communicates visually (the viewer is able to understand what you are trying to say) 3-The self-portrait is symbolic 4-Great craftsmanship 5-Written summary/critique