CUBE YO FACE!

Aka - Cubism Portraits

In this project we will combine color with cubism. We will be using photographs of our selves as the basis for our
cubism portraits. Then we will blend oil pastels to convey cool, warm & neutral color palate choices in the final
piece.
Cubism: Depicting objects from multiple viewpoints, Surfaces intersecting at random angles to create depth.
Background is shallow and ambiguous.

Step 1:
Use your pencil or charcoal to shade
the back of your front view photograph
for transfering.

Front view Profile view

Step 2:
Use a pencil to draw your front view photo as a line drawing.
Make a contour drawing of your face.
(Trace over your basic features)
- Onto your drawing paper.
Do not add value only lines.

Front view with contour trace Result of contour trace transfer

Step 3:
Use a pencil to trace over transfer to make it a bit darker.
(so you can see it)
Not too hard, as you may still want to erase some parts.

Step 4:
Use a pencil to draw your profile view photo as a line drawing.
Make a contour drawing of your face.
(Trace over your basic features)
- Onto a piece of tracing paper.
Do not add value only lines.
*Do this to all views of your face that you have. ->>

Step 5:
Take the tracing paper transfer you just made
in step 4 and use your pencil or charcoal
to shade the back for transferring.

Step 6:
Lay your profile view transparency over your front view transfer that is on your drawing paper(step 3)
Move it around and experiment to make sure you get it exactly where you want it.
Trace over your features that you want to overlap your front view image.
You can add the ear or two. Get creative and make connections.

Step 7:
Once you have all of the parts transferred that you want, erase the lines you
do not want.
Then trace them all carefully with a sharpie (trade ID for one from Mrs. White)

Step 8:
With light pencil and a ruler- add in geometric and at least one organic line
across the entire piece.
Use sharpies to trace lines.
* You can create different line weights in order to emphasize different features
that are most important in your portrait.

Step 9:
Erase ALL pencil lines to prepare
for the oil pastels!

Step 10:
Use oil pastels to color each portion of their new face.
- Now, you will be using your knowledge of color from elements and principles of design in order to complete
this artwork.

- You will use cool and warm colors in the face- but half of the face will be warm colors, and half will be cool! The
background will be blacks, browns, grays- all neutrals.
- *If you are really ambitious you can use pattern in the sections as well. But please stick with the color scheme.

- Oil pastels are like chalk and crayons put together. They are awesome because they can create a super intense
color, but can also smudge and blend.

- Stop looking at your work as your portrait at this point, and start looking at the SHAPES that have been created
with your organic and geometric lines. Each shape will have a unique color. You can, of course, replicate
colors if you like, but no adjacent shape should share the same exact color.