The freeing aspects of this exercise are visible in the resulting drawings, which are often more lifelike than the students' previous efforts. Proportions of the Human Head. The class in introduced through lecture and exercise to the classic proportions of the human head, and students compare each other's heads and faces to this standard. Portrait drawing, begun in the exercise on continuous line drawing, continues with an emphasis on correct proportion. Having studied what makes all human heads look similar, students how focus on what creates individualization.
Students make portraits of each other.
Christamore House volunteer project. The ornaments vary from year to year, with students giving input on the designs. Working in a small format, students draw out of doors in the Trinity Herb Garden. Small viewfinders are used to focus on small areas of interest, and the pen line drawings are colored later in the art room. Students write paragraphs and dialogues to be presented in class.