Expressive Color in Portraiture
Students will use non-realistic colors to convey emotions and personality in self-portraits or portraits of others.
Key Questions
- Justify the use of specific colors to represent different emotions in a portrait.
- Design a portrait that communicates a particular mood through color choices.
- Critique how an artist's color palette influences the viewer's emotional response.
NCCA Curriculum Specifications
Suggested Methodologies
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