Restorative Art I   Week 8 Homework Assignment   Working with Photographs The Time Has Come For You to Choose

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Restorative Art I

Week 8 Homework Assignment

Working with Photographs

The Time Has Come For You to Choose....

Please read all of the following so you do not lose unnecessary points:

Step 1: 

Choose your favorite person: An actor, actress, musician, etc. This individual  cannot  be a loved one/friend/family, and must be an individual that actual photographs have been taken of--no paintings/portraits. This is the individual yo will be deconstructing and reconstructing throughout the remainder of your RAI, II, and III classes, so choose wisely.

Keep in mind that you will be looking at these photos in order to analyze/deconstruct/define/recreate these same features later...so make sure you choose someone you can look at for an extended period of time. 

Choose wisely as you will start learning more and more about this individual from here on out...

Step 2: 

Begin searching online for GOOD photos of the individual with a front facial view photo and a profile view photo. Keep in mind that hairstyle may block the ears in a profile view, so make sure the photos you choose CLEARLY show all the attributes you need to see. Save both of these photos for the future (you can always find more photos later as well).

Step 3:

Print out the front view head shot photograph FULL SIZE (Can be black and white, OR color; on 8 x11 paper—does not have to be glossy paper). You may want to print out several copies so you have some for practice. 

Step 4: 

Grab a ruler and a pencil.

Go over the exercises on pages 36 &37. When viewing the photograph, be sure to use the inverted position, or, lay the photo down as if you were standing at the head of a prep table looking out at the top of the head with the chin of the individual away from you. This will help you see any symmetrical/asymmetrical features. Also, pay attention to the bilateral forms of your individual (listed on page 35 of your text).

Make sure you invert the photo! This will be vital as you progress through restorative art AND throughout your career as restorative artists.

Step 5: 

Once you have your photograph printed and ready, go through page 36 and draw your horizontal lines.

After completing the horizontal lines, compare the lengths that should be equal, according to page 38, with your photo to determine symmetry/asymmetry.

Step 6: 

Proceed to page 37, and follow the instructions drawing the lines to gain facial width using the width of the eye.

Have fun with this assignment, you will be using this process over and over, so let this be a good practice run for you. It will also help you immensely with remembering the 1/3, 2/3, and other dimensions you need to know now and in the future.

Week 8 Discussion Forum

For this week’s discussion, upload the photo with your work and answer the following symmetry/asymmetry questions with what you discovered. 

1. Is your person’s face actually 5 eyes wide?

2. Is their face 3 noses long?

3. Are the nose and ear equal in length?

4. Is the nose 1 eye wide?

5. Is the mouth 2 eyes wide?

6. Is the space between the eyes 1 eye wide?

7. Is the superior border of the ear on the same horizontal plane as the eyebrows?

8. Does the bottom of the ear line up with the base of the nose?

9. Is the face 3 ears long?

10. How many heads tall is an average adult?

Do their proportions, technically, fall into categories of the "Canon of Beauty" or the "Canon of Ugliness"? The "Canon of Ugliness" is given to anyone whose features may fall outside of the Canon of Beauty.