Students working from selected photos or a mirror are confronted with a host os issues and problems to solve.  Scale, line, values texture along with form are design elements along with the nature of their media converge in focused technique.  Often the process is of more importance than the results.

 The smart phone is a cool way to store the reference.  Using a photo as a resource.

 Often a self-portrait expresses what the model/artist thinks of his or her self.

 Copying from a photo is open to creative expression of disciplined application of design elements and information.