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drawing from a picture

by Suzann

Nov 9, 2013

I am curious on whether it is okay or considered incorrect to have students draw their portrait from their photo. I am in a room without mirrors and I will sometime squeeze them into the budget or buy them myself over time but cannot right now. I have a grandparent at the school, who fancies himself an art expert who chided me for having the kids draw from their picture. He said it only teaches them to copy. He is sort of supportive. In other words, he says he is and is a very active PTA member; always at the school etc. but I am very sensitive and really don't want to hear any chiding that he thinks he can do good naturally. Anyway with the big move towards data binders, our art dept decided to do a pre test and a post test on portrait drawing. I am doing this to see if I can see an improvement in observation skills using warm ups that will supposedly assist with this in one class. The other grade I will be teaching a portrait unit which should show marked difference when compared to ...See More

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Cathy P On 11/09/13, Suzann wrote: > I am curious on whether it is okay or considered incorrect > to have students draw their portrait from their photo. I am > in a room without mirrors and I will sometime squeeze them > into the budget or buy them myself over time but cannot > right now. I have a grandparent at the school, who fancies > ...See More

Nov 10, 2013

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chuck close Chuck Close draws from photos. check him out if you aren't familiar. There is a great video from CBS Sunday Morning that interviews him.

Nov 11, 2013

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gwynnetx IMO, this is ridiculous. With that logic, you could make an argument that drawing from a live model is "copying". As I'm assuming you're not letting them trace it, the copying comment doesn't make sense. It's not copying, it's learning to draw what you see by observing shape, line, value, etc.

I give that grandparent a high five for suppo...See MoreIMO, this is ridiculous. With that logic, you could make an argument that drawing from a live model is "copying". As I'm assuming you're not letting them trace it, the copying comment doesn't make sense. It's not copying, it's learning to draw what you see by observing shape, line, value, etc.

I give that grandparent a high five for supporting the school but a big side eye for that craptastic comment.

On 11/10/13, Cathy P wrote: > On 11/09/13, Suzann wrote: >> I am curious on whether it is okay or considered incorrect >> to have students draw their portrait from their photo. I am >> in a room without mirrors and I will sometime squeeze them >> into the budget or buy them myself over time but cannot >> right now. I have a grandparent at the school, who fancies >> himself an art expert who chided me for having the kids >> draw from their picture. He said it only teaches them to >> copy. He is sort of supportive. In other words, he says he >> is and is a very active PTA member; always at the school >> etc. but I am very sensitive and really don't want to hear >> any chiding that he thinks he can do good naturally. Anyway >> with the big move towards data binders, our art dept >> decided to do a pre test and a post test on portrait >> drawing. I am doing this to see if I can see an improvement >> in observation skills using warm ups that will supposedly >> assist with this in one class. The other grade I will be >> teaching a portrait unit which should show marked >> difference when compared to the pretest. > > I see nothing wrong with working from a photo. Students are > learning and part of their learning in art may include > "copying." Especially in younger elementary, observing from a > photo may be less frustrating than doing so from real life. > That is a skill in itself that needs to be taught. You also > have to work with what you've got. If you don't have mirrors, > you don't have mirrors. If Grandpa is so active in the PTA > then he can rally some support AND FUNDS to buy self-portrait > mirrors for the Art room

Nov 14, 2013

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