Chuck Close Portraits: As we work - 8th Grade

We have been working away on many different projects in the art room.  We have so much going on and as one of my students stated I "am running around the room busy all the time." Each grade has been working on some really cool assignments and after a good morning working with the other art teachers in the district I am able to say that I have some really fun ideas for future projects.

Right now, 8th grade is making large portraits using the process of Chuck Close, we used a grid to draw our images on to the paper. We then began adding in the facial features, this always seems to be the most difficult process and many students are struggling with it but as you can see they are coming along beautifully. Some students have begun to add in the details that are so unique to Chuck Close. Initially we were going to add them to the entire portrait but because the students were doing such a beautiful job with their painting we decided to only add in the shapes and designs into the background.

Students will be graded on the following requirements:

   - Using the grid system to create a portrait that is in proportion

   - Maintaining the look of the grid through the use of Chuck Close's shapes/patterns

   - Blend colors and values to create shadows

   - Layer colors in the shapes in the background to create interest

   - CRAFTSMANSHIP (Clean and Neat Painting)

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The students worked so hard on their portraits and they turned out amazing I am so proud of what they have accomplished. Here are the images finished.