Portraits

Portraits

Why paint portraits? What can they tell us?

Cheap model (for self portraits)

Cool Gifts for friends and family

Great way to make extra money

For Fun………..other reasons?

Portraits

Often Artists like to draw themselves! This is called a self self portraitportrait.

Self Portrait

Here are some artists’ self self portraitsportraits:

Self Portrait

Vincent Van Gogh

1853-1890

Self Portrait

Frida Kahlo

1907-1954

Self Portrait

Pablo Picasso

1881-1973

Self Portrait

Kathe Kollwitz

1867-1945

Self Portrait

Roger Shimomura

1939-

Self Portrait

Marc Chagall

1887-1985

Self Portrait

Andy Warhol

1928-1987

Self Portrait

Mary Cassatt

1844-1926

AssignmentTwo portraits- each one

drawn from a different angle

Choice of color pencil or oil pastels

Turn in Self Evaluation Rubric together with Portraits (choose best one)

Do’s and Don'ts

Do not leave large areas of blank white page or background ----no ants in a snow storm

Do Fill in the entire page with your design

Do color the entire page

Do practice composition using at least 3 thumbnail sketches

Do use imagination –make it interesting and fun

Self Portrait

A mirrormirror can be an important when you make a self self portraitportrait.

Other ideas

You don’t have to settle for a boring background

Use magazine pictures for background

Use computer or phone images (take Pictures)

Use old family pictures

Techniques

Self Portrait

Have fun with it