Charcoal Portrait

How much did you know about drawing portraits before we started?
- I knew a little bit about perspective from Cameron but, bedsides that, nothing.
What process did you go through to produce this piece?
- first, I traced my face on carboard then, used dark and gray charcoal to make the dark parts of my face.
In what ways have you gotten better at this kind of work? In what ways can you improve?
- i have gotten better at identifying the different shades of gray. The shapes of the shadows.
How do you feel about this piece of work? What parts of it do you particularly like? Dislike? Why?
- I feel good about the portraits relative to the amount of time spent on it. I like the dark shading on the left side of the face. I dislike the nose, chin, and any highlights.
What did/do you enjoy about this piece or work?
- shading
Did you do your work the way other people did theirs? In what ways did you do it differently? In what ways was your work or process similar?
- mine was bad
What’s the one thing that you have seen in your classmates’ work or process that you would like to try in your next piece?
- make it good
How do artists create detailed portraits expressing the personality of the person that is drawn?
- by using color and contrast to highlight parts of the face