The Human Form

DP1 Lesson 16:
The Portrait

In this lesson, we will build on what we have learned to create a series of self-portraits from three views: frontal view, profile view, and three-quarter view. We learn how to draw these views using simple shapes and the facial proportion map from the previous lesson. The subject of the three self-portraits is identity, with each view representing one of three aspects of identity: personal identity, family identity, and social identity. To understand how identity may be expressed through portraiture, we explore how Harlem Renaissance artists represented the identities of their subjects in portraits.

Standards in this lesson:
Accomplished: VA:Pr6.1.IIa
Advanced: VA:Cr2.1.IIIa
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 Lesson 16 Plan
 Lesson 16 Video Lesson and Project Demonstration
 Art History Worksheet: Harlem Renaissance Portraiture
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 Lesson 16 Diagrams
 Lesson 16 Portrait Example
 Lesson 16 Sample Answer Sheet     
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Drawing and Painting I provides young artists with foundational knowledge to simultaneously develop their unique creative vision and technical skill with drawing and painting media. Art history connections also encourage them to see themselves as part of a longstanding tradition of art making.
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