OK, so new assignment. FIVE Self-Portraits in pen, in your sketch book, or on computer paper, from a mirror. I want you to do more than one of them because I want you to feel as if you have to move quickly. Quickly doesn't mean haphazard or half assed. This should be an intense investigation, drawing only what you see and fighting the urge to draw the stuff you know. Work on the whole face at the same time. Worry about making a figure with volume and space rather than capturing a likeness. I'll be more impressed by a monster-ish portrait that feels like a person than a flat looking drawing that a sort of resembles you.



Remember to finish the self portraits we worked on in class, bring in your best Gorilla and one of your figure drawings. I will grade these and give you some feedback on how your doing. We've reached a point in the semester where we need to turn up the heat a bit. If your pushing yourself really hard, don't just maintain that intensity, accelerate. For those of you coasting, it's time to get serious about this. You're missing really great stuff! Onward we go!

So many of you were absent due to sickness on Tuesday that I thought it'd be easier to just write to all of you collectively rather than individually



SICK PEOPLE
You missed a great class. We worked on our self portraits and made large changes (some of the drawings were almost unrecognizable from the beginning of class to the end of class). To be fair, I have to warn you that there are group of incredible drawings awaiting you on Thursday. They worked very hard in class and concentrated, although frustrating at times, on drawing only what they saw. 90% of the drawings will be finished with an hour or two of work. Some are done already. You should work on your portraits hard... if you are feeling better of course.



ALL PEOPLE
Bring what you have to class tomorrow. If you are finished, I have something for you to work on, you can also take another picture and work on another drawing in class. I have an idea for a new assignment, but I feel like we should finish up this portrait segment, move to a short perspective thing, and then go back to drawing humans with new ideas. Bring your materials, including your Canson Pad, some pencils, an eraser, black chalk, white chalk and the other stuff we've been using. Feel better soon!