Make a portrait of a place that’s important to you.
Represent the place as you see it, finding a visual voice that illustrates how you feel about your subject.
Make a portrait of a place that’s important to you.
Represent the place as you see it, finding a visual voice that illustrates how you feel about your subject.
Parameters:
Before you begin, take or collect photos of your chosen place. Study how the planes of walls and the edges of buildings intersect.
Work out your ideas in your sketchbook. You might capture an entire landscape or cityscape, or you might choose to focus on one small architectural detail.
Use rulers, protractors, compasses, and triangular rulers to create straight lines, clean edges, and accurate perspectives.
Choose one or more media that will help you explore your ideas.
Experiment with color, pattern, and texture.
Make a portrait of a place that’s important to you. Represent the place as you see it, finding a visual voice that illustrates how you feel about your subject.
Work out your ideas in your sketchbook. You might capture an entire landscape or cityscape, or you might choose to focus on one small architectural detail.
Use rulers, protractors, compasses, and triangular rulers to create straight lines, clean edges, and accurate perspectives.
Choose one or more media that will help you explore your ideas.
Experiment with color, pattern, and texture.
Experiment at Home:
Make a portrait of your bedroom. How can you play with perspective?
Before you begin, check out these examples by Brittany Braniger’s students at Rowlett Middle Academy in Bradenton, Florida!
