1. Rene Magritte Project
Drawing I

2. Learning Targets.. Class/Unit: Drawing I/Surrealism Eye
Essential Question: What is surrealism and how can I incorporate it into my drawing?
Focus Standard: 3, 4, 12
Today we will learn to: Apply technical skills learned in observational drawing of the eye. Learn about surrealism and apply techniques to drawing.
I will know I am successful when: I can successfully create a realistic drawing of my eye with the application of a surrealistic technique. 

3. Rene Magritte Project
Rene Magritte was a Belgian artist, well known for a number of witty and thought-provoking images that fall into the category of surrealism. His work is known for challenging people’s perception of reality.

4. Surrealism…
Surrealism is a 20th-century literary and artistic movement that attempted to express the workings of the subconscious by using fantastic imagery and the bizarre combination of subject matter.

5.
"My painting is visible images which conceal nothing; they evoke mystery and, indeed, when one sees one of my pictures, one asks oneself this simple question 'What does that mean'? It does not mean anything, because mystery means nothing either, it is unknowable.” René Magritte

6. Juxtaposition (combination)
Surrealistic Techniques - “How to make the ordinary look extraordinary”
Scale
Levitation
Juxtaposition (combination)
Dislocation
Transparency
Transformation

7. “The False Mirror”

8. Based on Magritte’s work…
Students will…
demonstrate and show understanding of drawing their eye with strong technical skill.
apply a technique of surrealism into the iris of the eye.
demonstrate application of strong pencil shading to show realistic form and details
demonstrate application of strong technical skill of color mixing and shading in iris after prepatory studies

17. Start Brainstorming…. What is important to you?
What could represent you?
Where do you want to go in life?
What do you want to be?
What are your likes?

18. Reference Photos….

19. Step 1: Contour Layout of eye

20. Step 2: Contour layout of Surrealism

21. Step 3: Shading of Eye & skin
Then add details…eyelashes and eyebrows

22. Step 4: Add details (eyelashes/eyebrow)

23. Step 4: Finish Iris/Surrealism design