3/6/14 Journal

3/6/14

After Wertz and I discussing what we thought the next project should be for this class, we decided that a self portrait activity would be good for them. Although this is a first level drawing class, Wertz likes to keep his project a step above where the students are comfortable. So they began with small sheets of paper and graphite pencils. He is allowing the students to use photo references from their phone of recent pictures. Normally, self portraits are done using only mirrors, because the 3 dimensional shapes can be captured more easily, but using a mirror with a moving subject like the human body is difficult at first. The students are focused around what looks "real," or "good," to which Wertz reminds them that this is a drawing activity rather than a contest about which drawing looks the best.