Portraits

• Kunst
• Basisschool
• Groep 8

WELCOME TO ART AND DESIGN

Ms van Hulst

Art and Design

Art History

Wolfert Tweetalig

Portraits in Art History

Portretten uit de kunstgeschiedenis

What is a portrait?

A portrait is an image of a person. Usually of the face, sometimes of the whole body. 

Portraits can be painted, photographed or sculpted. Portraits can be realistic or not.

Amy Robins, 2011, drawing on paper,
Gloucester.

Why do people make portraits?

Can you name any reasons?

Francoise Nielly, acrylic on canvas, 2013, Paris

Sometimes the reason to make a portrait of someone is very simple: 

to show the beauty of someone. When a loved one has died, a portrait is a good way to remember him or her. But even if someone is absent for a long time, a portrait can offer a solution. 

Portraits throughout history

Artists used to work mainly on commission. Every wealthy person used to have a portrait made of himself. 

FUN FACT: Having a portrait made was expensive, but you could save costs if you only had a part of yourself portrayed. You had a 'knee piece', a 'bust', 'full-length' and 'half-length'.

First it was for the rich and famous. But the less skilled painters started making paintings of their friends, strangers and of themselves. This is how portraits changed throughout the centuries. 

2144-2124 BC

Statue of Gudea

55-79 AD

Terentius Neo and his wife

Timeline of portraits

Egyptian Queen 

Medieval portrait on wood

 Battista Sforza

1465

Federico da Montefeltro 

Mona Lisa 

1503

Meisje met de parel 

1665

Vincent van Gogh 

1770

1800

Picasso portrait

1937

Andy Warhol portrait

1953

1985

2004

Now it is up to you! 

* Grab a pencil and 4 pieces of paper. 

* After you are ready,  sit across from someone at your table.

Listen carefully, I will give you THREE small assignments.

HERE WE GO!

ASSIGNMENT 1

Draw each other WITHOUT LOOKING at your paper.

After 5 minutes I will tell you to stop drawing and show it to your model.

ASSIGNMENT 2

Draw each other WITHOUT LIFTING your pencil from your paper. 

After 5 minutes I will tell you to stop drawing and show it to your model.

Assignment 3

Draw each others faces with your WRONG hand!

Stap voor stap

1. De grondvorm van een hoofd heeft een eivorm met de punt op de plaats van de kin.
   
2.  Verdeel het ei in 2 gelijke helften door een horizontale dunne lijn. 
   
3. De lijn waar de ogen op liggen, (ooglijn) loopt bij een volwassene door het midden van het hoofd.  
   

- Het hoofd is een ei.

- De kin is het smalste deel.

- De ogen zitten op ongeveer de helft van het ei.

- Tussen 2 ogen past een oog.

- de neus eindigt op de helft van de helft.

- De oren zitten vast op oog en neus lijn.

- Op het voorhoofd zit je haargrens.

Now it's time for a (self)portrait! 

Make your own choice between the following exercises:

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1) Picasso style

2) Tape portrait

1) Draw like Picasso

1.  Piece of paper
2.  Crayons (colour)
3.  Stencil with Picasso's features
4. Start with the outline of the face and add your nose, ears, eyes e.g.
5. Add colour to your portrait

2) Self portrait made from tape

1. - Piece of paper (colour) 
2. - Tape
3. - Extra: crayons
4. Start with the outline of the face and hair
5. If you want your eyes or mouth to "pop" use crayons to go over your tape

Deadline: 29th of June

Hand in your own portrait by your mentor.