PORTRAITS
What´s a portrait?
A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant.
Bust of a man, 1st century b.c.
sculture
sculture
sculture painting
sculture painting
sculture painting photograph
sculture painting photograph
sculture painting photograph drawing
Parts of a portrait
Ingres’ Portrait
part
part forehead
eyes part forehead
eyes part forehead nose
eyes mouth part forehead nose
eyes mouth lips part forehead nose
eyes mouth lips chin part forehead nose
eyes mouth lips chin part forehead nose mole
eyes mouth lips chin neck part forehead nose mole
eyes mouth lips chin neck part forehead nose nosetrils mole
eyes mouth lips chin cheek neck part forehead nose nosetrils mole
eyes mouth lips chin cheek neck eyelashes part forehead nose nosetrils mole
eyes mouth lips chin cheek neck eyelashes eyebrow part forehead nose nosetrils mole
eyes mouth lips chin cheek neck eyelashes eyebrow hair part forehead nose nosetrils mole
eyes mouth lips chin cheek neck eyelashes eyebrow hair part forehead nose nosetrils mole ears
Proportions of a head
nose mouth hair eyes chin forehead 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/2 1/2 You can use these to check the general size, shape and position of features in your drawings.
How to draw a portrait?
The proportions of the head can be divided horizontally into four equal quarters. 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 Axis of symmetry
These proportions will only work if we share the same eye level as the subject. They will become distorted if we view the head from above or below.
The first quarter measures from the top of the head down to the hairline.
The second quarter measures from the hairline down to the eyes in the middle of the head.
The third quarter contains most of the features. At the top of this section the eyes are usually level with the ears, and at the bottom the nose is roughly level with the ear lobes.
The final quarter stretches from the base of the nose to the chin with the mouth positioned just above the halfway mark.
examples
ACTIVITY
Draw the portrait of a classmate.
Materialsneeded
o A pencil o Coloured pencils o A work-sheet o A ruler
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