Download Category: Portraits

  • Drawing Features of the Face From Magazines

    Drawing Features of the Face From Magazines

    Have you always wanted to do one of those cool pages you see on Pinterest where students draw facial features from magazines like the example above? Only when you look through magazines you can’t find enough images for a class?  This download is the solution.  It includes: The fantastic example above with six drawings completed…

  • Complete the Messerschmidt

    Complete the Messerschmidt

    This one-page download, asks students to complete the missing half of the Messerschmidt sculpture.  If you are teaching expressive portraits, this resource is ideal. There are lots of portrait resources on The Arty Teacher website.

  • Selfies Portrait Project for Distance Learning

    Selfies Portrait Project for Distance Learning

    This selfies portrait project for distance learning is a comprehensive unit of work that asks students to: Photograph themselves on their phone and present their photos. Draw in different media. Research one of a diverse range of portrait artists and create a research page. Create a self-portrait that reflects the style of their chosen artist…

  • Choice Board for Portraits

    Choice Board for Portraits

    This is a choice board for portraits.  This download includes: A one-page choice board with 12 ideas for projects which each link to portraiture. An additional document that suggests artists that would be good to research for each choice, should you wish your students to link their project to an artist. (Optional) Use this as…

  • 4 Portrait Extension Tasks

    4 Portrait Extension Tasks

    We all teach portraits, and having some portrait extension tasks up your sleeve is a good idea.  The tasks in this download teach valuable skills and ask students to draw with pencil, coloured pencil and pastels. You can distribute them according to media or allow your students to choose.  Tasks include: Drawing an iris with…

  • How to Paint Skin Tones – The Skin Tone Challenge

    How to Paint Skin Tones – The Skin Tone Challenge

    How to Paint Skin Tones, worksheet and lesson plan.  This is ideal for the first time that your students try to mix skin tones. This one-page resource (pictured above) is designed to challenge your students to mix paint to create the different skin colours that they can see.  It is an excellent way to teach…