This is one of my and my scholars favorite assignments. For this assignment, I research and select historic individuals for my scholars to study, sketch and draw. Once an individual is selected for a particular MOD/class, I print their image and grid off the photo. Each scholar receives a 1" x 1" from the photo. Scholars are not told ahead of time who the individual is. Instead, scholars focus on their portion of the photo and recreate it on a 6" x 6" piece of drawing paper. Scholars pay attention to the lines, shapes, values and textures in their photo and using a simple #2 pencil, attempt to recreate their portion of the photo.
Once scholars have finished their grid drawing and we have discussed the ratio and proportion and have practiced exercises related to ratio and scale, the scholars come up one at a time, find their grid number on the large image and attach it. It is awesome to watch scholars begin to hang around the large drawing as it begins to "reveal" who the historic individual is. Scholars will take guesses and try to see who's right. I love to see the bulbs come on and that Ah-ha moment is achieved when they see who it is and they get it.
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| Josephine Baker |
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| Ray Charles |
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| Constance Baker Motley |
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Once scholars are finished with their grid drawing, they begin studies of the human figure. Studying a persons proportions and measuring, scholars will be able to accurately render a drawing from a model in real life. Until that time, scholars will begin studies and sketches using wooden mannequins.
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| Scholars practice sketching from a wooden figure. As scholars create studies from the mannequins, they build up confidence and skills needed to measure and render drawings of a human model. |
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