1. Egyptian Art Egyptians had a written language - hieroglyphics
Reasons for art:
- to display belief in the AFTERLIFE
- to display the power of the Pharaohs
- decorative and functional

2. Egyptian Art
Egyptian art followed extremely strict rules: (no originality)
Eyes and shoulders in frontal view
Face and legs in profile (side view)
Pharaohs and rulers always larger…servants and others smaller
Men with darker skin than women
Hieroglyphics and symbols always clear and accurate
Egyptian art changed little in
over 3,000 years which is quite
remarkable in itself!

3. Egyptian Art
Egyptian art changed very little over 3,000 years…but people are still in awe of the skill and determination it took to create it.

4. Egyptian paint
Colors = red, yellow, blue, green, brown, white and black. They mined for their pigments and had a trade system as well. Red – red iron oxide, cinnabar and realgar Green – malachite Blue – azurite, calcium copper silicate (ground blue glass) Yellow – orpiment (highly toxic) White – gypsum or chalk Black – carbon from charcoal