johnny depp demo
Tuesday, 19 February 2008 | | |
Johnny Depp - Demo
Being the obsessive compulsive person that I am, I am still thinking
about the pastel demo and lesson I will be doing in my son's 7th grade
art class. In preparation, I played around with this portrait of J.
Depp, stopping after an hour. I chose this subject because the colors
and patterns of dark and light are so dramatic; also, I was thinking
he might be a fun subject for the kids to watch me demo and/or try to
paint themselves. It also works for the purpose of explaining how to
look at big shapes, work dark to light, consider values, etc. But I am
meeting with the teacher tomorrow, and will see what she thinks of
this idea. Maybe it is overambitious...if it comes down to it, we can