Portraits and Personalities · Studio Art: Drawing and Painting

Mapping the Face

Learning the proportions of the human face and how to position features accurately.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do the distances between our eyes and nose help us recognize a person?
  2. 2What choices did this artist make to show the subject's personality?
  3. 3How can we use simple shapes to build a complex human face?

MOE Syllabus Outcomes

MOE: Self and Family - P3MOE: Drawing and Observation - P3
Level: Primary 3
Subject: Art
Unit: Portraits and Personalities
Period: Studio Art: Drawing and Painting

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