What is a Portrait?  What do these artworks have in common?

They are ALL portraits!  A portrait is a painting, sculpture, drawing, photograph….where the face and expression is most important.  A portrait is really about that individual person and who they are.

Famous Portraits

Portrait or Landscape Orientation?

Angles and Views  A portrait can be taken or made from many different angles or views. It is usually of a person’s face from the shoulders up, but not always! Worm’s Eye View Human Eye View Bird’s Eye View

2-dimensional or 3-dimensional?  Portraits and can 2-D (flat) or 3-D(can walk around them). Which is 2-D and which is 3-D?

Media (or art materials)  Many art materials can be used to make portraits. Can you name some?

 Paint, watercolours, pencil crayon, marker, pen&ink, charcoal, pencils, wire, clay, bronze, photography, wood, pastels, etc.

Expressions are important in portraits. Can you name guess the expressions on the following slides?

Mr. Picasso Head Portraits 1.Visit Picasso head and play with facial expressions! 2.Use the viewfinders to look at things and people around the classroom! 3.Review what you learned!