Auto Ethnographic Inquiry

This is a fourteen week documentation of my research for my final thesis project. Ummm, well, in all honesty, it is a diary of facing my fears, literally and figuratively, by committing to draw my portrait in four distinct ways: metaphor [superhero animal], Distorted/Altered, Folk/Outsider Art inspired, and Extreme Close-Up, [realism], and document the events as they unfold. To some this may seem simple and straightforward (big whoop); however, for a person, like myself, that deals with severe, crippling self-esteem issues, this is a daunting task. However, the emotional investment is not nearly as important as the adventure/investigation and real life implications for my students. Adolescent students often fight similar self-identity issues. Inquiry: Does drawing self-portraits assist in developing a positive self-identity? Or is it merely an exercise in "looking" at yet another face?

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

This is the penned work of the superhero animal self-portrait (read previous posts to get up to speed).

And this is the colored pencil/colored marker stage:
The final stage will incorporate comic book text, captions and information about the character. This will be posted when completed.

Students gain understanding of initial/foundational drawing (development), drawing with pen and ink (control), working with colored pencils and colored markers (expression), and the final step incorporates Photoshop (execution).  Goal: Developing diverse skill sets in students. 


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