1. Ancient Egyptian Art
A Brief History

2. 5000 BCE AD
Portraiture of royalty was highly developed
Symbolism very important
Gods, humans, animals, nature, the afterlife
Vivid representation of socioeconomic status

3. Types of Art: Sculpture
Pharaohs always portrayed as gods
Specific rules of how to portray certain gods.
Small sculptures of people and objects meant to be used in the afterlife: slaves, animals, boats, etc.

4. Types of Art: Architecture
One of the most influential civilizations throughout history
Great Pyramid of Giza
Great Sphinx of Giza

5. Types of Art: Pottery Hand-turned wheel Fired Clay
Could be decorative, used in daily life, or have religious significance.
Canopic Jars: hold 4 different organs of the deceased, protected by 4 different gods.

6. Types of Art: Painting
Many have been preserved due to Egypt’s dry climate
Often made with the intent of giving the deceased a pleasant afterlife.
Themes often include journey of the afterlife or protective deities
Depicted activities the deceased did while alive and wished to continue in the afterlife.

7. Types of Art: Painting
Compositions broken into sections with parallel lines. This technique called “registers.”
Registers separate different scenes and create a ground for the figures.
Main colors used: red, blue, gold, green, and black.
Hierarchy often portrayed using proportion

8. What are your observations?

9. What are your observations?

10. What are your observations?

11. Hieroglyphs Egyptian writing system
Pictures and symbols represented sounds and words.
Hieroglyphs have more than 700 symbols

12. Hieroglyphic Alphabet

13. Your Assignment
Create your own, original painting inspired by Egyptian art
Use the hieroglyphic alphabet letters of your name as the main imagery
Use colors that represent you from your personality chart
Use other Egyptian techniques such as patterns, symbols, registers, proportion, storytelling, borders

14. Project Requirements
All letters of your first name must be present. You can vary the size. Think of how the Egyptians chose to represent the most important images/people by making them larger.
Do not arrange the hieroglyphs from left to right like a typical name. Be creative with your composition.
Narrow down your color scheme to 3 main colors (this includes tints shades, and dull variations of each color). Consider the colors on your personality chart. You can also use black and white.
Majority of your colors must be mixed by you.
Cover the entire canvas. Areas that remain white must be painted white.