Portraits have been made for centuries for many reasons: to explore changes in fashion or identity, to show power, wealth and social standing, to celebrate important events, or simply to record a person’s likeness.
Some portraits confront social and moral issues, others explore feelings or artistic techniques.
Looking at Art – Sketching
- Choose one portrait from Etinosa’s series.
- First, look at the composition ‘from a distance’.
- Then, look closer to examine details such as expression and structure.
- Spend 5 minutes sketching it – as you draw, think about the importance of each area of the image.
- Afterwards, draw arrows pointing to the areas that caught your attention and write (in a few words) your reasons.
Images © Etinosa Yvonne
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