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English 16 Public

Learning about portraiture

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What is a portrait?

a drawing, painting, sculpture or artwork that depicts a person

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A drawing or painting that depicts a person created by that person.

Self portrait

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What three characteristics of a person is communicated in a portrait?

mood, personality, appearance

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What is mood?

a temporary state of mind or feeling.

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Who created this artwork?

Pablo Picasso

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Who created this artwork?

Kahlo

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Who created this artwork?

Kehinde Wiley

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Who created this artwork?

Vincent Van Gogh

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Who created this artwork?

Sydney James

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Who created this artwork?

Chuck Close

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True or False? Proportion has to do with the scale of objects in relation to one another.

True

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Using images or objects to represent/communicate a meaning

symbolism

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How many guidelines are typically used to draw a portrait?

4, one for eyes, mouth and nose and one vertical center.

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True or False? Portraits are drawing in many styles

True

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Portraits were once commissioned by who?

wealthy, nobles, members of the church

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What made portraits more affordable and available to more people (ordinary people)?

the invention of the photograph

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