Portraits A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person.

Standard Facial Proportions:Here are a list of standard facial proportions that can give you a good idea of ideal proportions. The eyes are halfway between the top of the head and the chin. The bottom of the nose is halfway between the eyes and the chin. The mouth is halfway between the nose and the chin. The corners of the mouth line up with the centers of the eyes. The top of the ears line up above the eyes, on the eyebrows. The bottom of the ears line up with the bottom of the nose. All these "ideal" measurements vary from face to face. Very few faces will follow every one of these ratios exactly, but if you make your sketches agree with them, you will get pleasing results.

Self-portraiture When the artist creates a portrait of him- or herself, it is called a self-portrait Self-portrait by Vincent Van Gogh.

Project 1 Take your picture and cut it in half Glue One half down to your paper Now Draw the other half using graphite or colored pencils only Blend and show value If you do not have a picture get a picture out of a magazine

Project 2 Take a picture and Draw a portrait Show value Use proper proportions First draw your oval and guide lines Then adjust so that images match your picture Show value so that image looks 3-D If you do not have your picture get a picture out of a magazine

Arendell Parrott Academy Teacher: Jana Miller, Grade 12 Chelsea Perry; Cousins, Drawing

Bishop McGuinness Catholic High Teacher: Martha Garrett Kyoung Lee; Light and Dark, Drawing, Grade 12

C.B. Aycock Senior High School Teacher: Betty Godbey Kelsey Berens, The Eyes of the Beholder, Drawing, Grade 11

C.B. Aycock Senior High School Teacher: Betty Godbey Khiry Reid, Being Me, Drawing

C.B. Aycock Senior High School Teacher: Betty Godbey Katelyn Hatfield, Shout!, Mixed Media, Grade 12

Cardinal Gibbons High School Teacher: Rebecca Dason Colin McCarty, Office Work, Drawing, Grade 12

Cary High School Teacher: Shirley McIver, Grade 12 Katie Darden; Self Portrait, Drawing

Cary High School Teacher: Shirley McIver, Grade 9 Melissa Reed, Self Portrait, Drawing

Durham School of the Arts Teacher: Kim Page Meredith Bugel Speeding Stencil, Printmaking; Grade 12

Durham School of the Arts Teacher: Kim Page Gretchen Schreyack: Our School, Mixed Media

Enloe Magnet High School Teacher: Susan Euler Xingyue He; GK, Self Portrait, Drawing, Grade 12 American Vision Nominee

Hobbton High School Teacher: Christy Sullivan, Grade 12 Joseph King; Boxed In, Mixed Media

Massey Hill Classical High School Teacher: Mona Brown Veronica LeMere, Through Jacob's Eye, Drawing, Grade 11

New Hanover High School Teacher: Sarah Jones Gina Ramseur, Lined Up, Drawing, Grade 12

R.J. Reynolds High School Teacher: Matthew Fussell Hannah Jennings, Hidden Picture, Drawing, Grade 11 West Stokes High School Teacher: Thad Cox Leesha Lambertus, Girl With Hat, Drawing. Grade 11

West Stokes High School Teacher: Harriett Saunby Katie Brown, Self-Portrait, Painting. Grade 12 East Forsyth High School Teacher: Cynthia Ellis, Grade 12 Michael Belt; Self Portrait, Drawing

West Stokes High School Teacher: Harriett Saunby Megan Childers, Megan, Drawing. Grade 12

Ronald W. Reagan High School Teacher: Megan Davis, Grade 12 Colin Brown; Scream, Drawing

Sanderson High School Teacher: Jeannette Stevenson, Grade 12 India Cox; You Know, the Girl with the Squares, Painting

South Central High School Teacher: Ira Varney, Grade 10 Kaitlyn Worrell, Self-Portrait, Painting, American Vision Nominee

South Stokes High School Teacher: Phillip Jones, Grade 12 Ellen Reid; Unexpected Teenage Complexion, Painting

Terry Sanford High School Teacher: Sandra Williams April Williams, Self Expression, Drawing, Grade 12

Wesleyan Christian Academy Teacher: Sandy Bohon Jacki Petree, The Tripod, Painting. Grade 11

West Columbus High School Teacher: Larry Hewett Emily Walker, Beyond the Cup, Drawing. Grade 12

Whiteville High School Teacher: Mark Bannerman Kaitlyn Elkins; Praying Hands, Drawing. Grade 12 Whiteville High School Teacher: Mark Bannerman Kaitlyn Elkins; Ebony Self-Portrait, Drawing. Grade 12 The Wilson Daily Times Award

Whiteville High School Teacher: Mark Bannerman Elizabeth Spaulding; The Friends, Mixed Media. Grade 10 Whiteville High School Teacher: Mark Bannerman Elizabeth Spaulding; Why, Drawing. Grade 10

Whiteville High School Teacher: Mark Bannerman Elizabeth Spaulding; Ashley, Mixed Media. Grade 10 American Vision Nominee

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Career Center Teacher: Shawn Beard Kristen Bradley, Heavy World, Mixed Media. Grade 12

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Career Center Teacher: Shawn Beard Mary Bray Erickson, Feliz, Mixed Media. Grade 11

Whiteville High School Teacher: Mark Bannerman Elizabeth Spaulding Young Lady, Drawing. Grade 10 Governor’s Student Excellence Award

Homework Bring a Picture that you will use for your final portrait drawing. This is your culminating project for the unit. We will be doing grid drawings (Chuck Close)