Facial Proportion

and the Self-Portrait

First Portion of Presentation Adapted From Presentations Created by Rock Ledge Elementary Fine Art Program, Seymour, WI
Original Source: http://www.seymour.k12.wi.us/rle/art/grade_level_units.html

The Self-Portrait:
Heres a drawing
Leonardo da Vinci drew
of himself as an old
man.
A picture that an artist
makes of him/herself is
called a self-portrait.

What is Proportion?

Simply
Proportion means that you make the parts fit well
with each other.

More Specifically
Proportion in art is the relationship between two or
more elements.
When we talk about proportion in art we are
comparing the size of one object in the artwork to
the size of another related object in the artwork.
Proportion is usually not even noticed until
something is out of proportion. For example, if a
person has a head larger than his entire body, then
we would say that he is out of proportion.

Good Proportion

Out of Proportion

Other works with excellent

Proportion:

Face Mapping

Face Mapping is a technique used to set

up the proportion of the features on a face.

Drawing your
Self-Portrait:
Draw an oval in the
center of your paper
Now using a ruler
were going to draw
some guidelines to
help us map out our
facial features.

Drawing your
Self-Portrait:
Line of Symmetry
Your face is symmetrical.
This means if you
think of an invisible line
drawn down the middle
of your face the
features on the right
side are the same as
on the left side.
Remember to draw lightly.

Drawing your
Self-Portrait:
Eye Line
Contrary to popular
believe your eyes are
not on the top portion
of your face.
Your eyes are located
half way up or in the
middle of your face .

Drawing your
Self-Portrait:
Eye Line
Lets see what this guy
would look like if his
eyes were located on
the top portion of his
face

Drawing your
Self-Portrait:
Eye Line

Yikes!!!

Drawing your
Self-Portrait:
Eye Line
Using your ruler draw
your eye line half way
up or in the middle of
your face.

Remember to draw lightly.

Drawing your
Self-Portrait:
Eyes
What shape are eyes?

Drawing your
Self-Portrait:
Eyes
Using the eye line as a
guide draw the outside
shape of your eye.

Drawing your
Self-Portrait:
Eyes
Now carefully erase
your eye line.

Drawing your
Self-Portrait:
Eyes
Get help from a friend!
Draw your iris, pupil, eyelid, and
any other lines or qualities that
make your eye unique.
Iris
Colored Part
Circle
Usually hidden on the top
or bottom by the eyelid

Pupil
Black
Circle
Center of Iris

Drawing your
Self-Portrait:
Eye Brows
What is unique about your eyebrows?

Drawing your
Self-Portrait:
Nose
A Couple of Nose No-Nos

This nose is for

pumpkins only!!!

Drawing your
Self-Portrait:
Nose
A Couple of Nose No-Nos

This type of nose is

reserved for pigs!!!

Drawing your
Self-Portrait:
Nose
A couple of Nose No-Nos
When drawing your nose
from a front view do not
draw your nose in profile or
from the side.

Drawing your
Self-Portrait:
Nose and Proportion
The edges of your nose
fall under the inside
corners of your eyes.

Drawing your
Self-Portrait:
Parts of your Nose

How are the parts of your nose shaped?

What makes your nose unique?

Drawing your
Self-Portrait:
The Bridge of your Nose
Some artists choose not to draw lines
for the bridge.
Some draw implied lines for the bridge.

Drawing your
Self-Portrait:
Nose
Remember make your
nostrils oval or elliptical
shape. NO PIG NOSTRILS!

The Bridge of your Nose

If you would like to draw the
bridge go ahead.

Drawing your
Self-Portrait:
Mouth
Mouth No-Nos

Drawing your
Self-Portrait:
Mouth
Mouth No-Nos
Too Simple!!!

Drawing your
Self-Portrait:
Mouth and Proportion
The corners of your lips
fall under the pupils of
your eye.

Drawing your
Self-Portrait:
Mouth
Draw your top and bottom
lips to create your mouth.
Draw what you see in the
mirror.

Drawing your
Self-Portrait:
Line of Symmetry
Now very carefully erase
your line of symmetry

Drawing your
Self-Portrait:
Neck and Shoulders
Look at your neck,
shoulders, and clothing.
Draw what you see.

Drawing your
Self-Portrait:
Ears and Proportion
The tops of your ears are
at the same height as the
corner of your eye.
The bottoms of your ear
are at the same height as
the bottom of your nose.

Drawing your
Self-Portrait:
Ears
Get help from a friend
If your hair is covering your
ears and you cant see
them dont draw them.

Drawing your
Self-Portrait:
Hair
Is your hair short or long?
Straight or Curly?
Does it cover your ears?
Does it touch the top of your ears?
Does it peek out underneath your
ears?
What direction is the hair growing?
Do you have bangs?
Do your bangs touch your
eyebrows?