Assignment #1:

Self portraits are important because they help us to see ourselves outside of our own framework. They help to build our mental body image to improve it or to just observe it. Many art masters made self portraits, the most famous being the Dutch Master Rembrandt. He painted one self portrait each year of his life starting as a young painter in his twenties. He produced a total of over 60 portraits.

In the age of the selfie think about how you can make a creative self portrait on your camera. Use the special effects tools to manipulate the image as you wish. Do some research on the internet to see how others have made creative selfies. This is an easy assignment so I will give until the end of the next week to do it along with the other assignments. Send your selfie to ihs.db@yahoo.com. Be sure to put your name and class number on your email to me.

Assignment #2:

Observe closely below one of Rembrandt’s self portraits. In the box below write a piece of fiction, a story, a narrative about the portrait. Pretend you are Rembrandt and you are trying to communicate non-verbally to the viewer. What is the message you are trying to send? Can you find clues in the portrait that would bring evidence to your pretend story?