Art Lessons

Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci.

About the artist Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the great creative minds of the Italian Renaissance, hugely influential as an artist and sculptor but also immensely talented as an engineer, scientist and inventor.

Some Drawings

Leonardo Da Vinci when he was young.

His most famous painting. Mona Lisa - His most famous painting.

Draw a shape similar to that of an upside down egg to the size you would like the face to be.

Add some basic guidelines. Divide shape in half lengthwise. Draw a line across the shape almost halfway down The line across the page is eye level.

Begin to mark where the features are to fit. The pupils sit above the eye level line. The bottom of the nose is positioned two lines under the eye level line and the mouth is on the line beneath the nose.

Draw in the shape of the eyes and the mouth. Decide how the hair will look – straight, long, short, curly etc and outline where this will go.

How To Draw eyes

How to draw a mouth...

Mona Lisa Portrait Be creative with her smile or eyes. Keep her pose and profile the same. Be creative with her smile or eyes. Be creative with her clothes. The background could be changed. Create a portrait of Mona Lisa with your unique ‘additions’

Some examples...