Color and Light · Painting and Color Theory

Emotional Portraits

Exploring how color can be used non-literally to express the inner feelings of a subject in a portrait.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why might an artist paint a face blue or green instead of a natural skin tone?
  2. 2How do facial expressions and color choices work together to tell a story?
  3. 3What choices did the artist make to show us how this person feels?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Primary - Paint and ColorNCCA: Primary - Drawing
Class/Year: 3rd Class
Subject: Creative Explorations: The Artist's Eye
Unit: Color and Light
Period: Painting and Color Theory

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