Drawing and the Human Form · Drawing and Composition

Proportion and Portraiture

Investigating the mathematical relationships of the face and using shading to create three dimensional form.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do light and shadow define the structure of a face?
  2. 2What can a portrait tell us about a person's internal thoughts?
  3. 3How does changing the perspective of a portrait alter the viewer's connection to the subject?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Primary - DrawingNCCA: Primary - Looking and Responding
Class/Year: 5th Class
Subject: Creative Perspectives: 5th Class Visual Arts
Unit: Drawing and the Human Form
Period: Drawing and Composition

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