Get your markers ready!
 First, draw a “U” shape on your paper!
U
 And one very important rule in today’s drawing – if
you feel like you made a mistake – DO NOT cross it
out or get another paper – call over a parent volunteer
and we will help you make your “mistake” into art!
 Next, decide if you would like to draw a man or a
woman – if you want to draw a woman, keep your
paper with the “U” shape up. If you want to draw a
man, turn it upside down…you don’t have to draw a girl
if you are a girl or a boy because you are a boy…
U
U
Woman
Man
 Next we have the eyes - 2 lines for football shape, line
on top for eyelid, then lashes (boys are few and short,
girls longer and curved). Eyeballs are circular in same
spot of football. Pupil in the center is black.
 Look up when you have completed the eyes
 Next we have the nose – start with the center/bottom
of the nose which can be pointy or curved. Then draw
the two nostrils curved and pointing down. Then draw
the outer curves. Last draw the bridge lines of nose.
 Look up when you have completed the nose
 Next we have the mouths – on the male drawing you might draw a
mustache shape. Then draw a small upper lip (just two lines that look
like a worm, then another small one for bottom lip)
 For a female skip a finger space and draw a tiny upward curve for center
of upper lip, then two lines out for lip. If mouth open just draw a
couple of front teeth getting smaller as go back in mouth, part of
tongue, then lower lip to finish mouth.
 Look up when you have completed the mouth
Man
Woman
Ok now put your caps on your markers and put them
down to see the next steps and the presentation
about what we are doing today!
What have we drawn on our papers?
 A picture of someone’s face – this is known as a portrait!
 Throughout time, many people have had their portraits
done – so how can we tell when the portrait was created?
 Well, some of the context clues are:
 Facial expressions – people’s facial expressions early
in history are serious while these days with instant
photographs we can capture people smiling, twirling,
and laughing
 Hairdos – you’ll notice that throughout history
people had lots of different hairdos – braids,
chignons, BIG poofy hair, wavy hair, etc. And you
can often tell the time period based on the hairstyle!
What have we drawn on our papers?
 Take a look at these different hairstyles over time…
 Most of those were photographs, but there was a time
when we did NOT have cameras!
 How do you think people had their “picture taken”
before there were cameras?
 The answer to that is that they
didn’t have their pictures taken!
They had them painted by
artists like Gilbert Stuart
Painting of Stuart by Sarah Goodridge, 1825
 Because paintings took a LONG time and you needed a
talented artist to create an accurate picture, not
everyone could have a portrait of themselves.
 Gilbert Stuart focused mostly on portraits of
Presidents – they were pretty important…
John Adams, 1821
James Madison,
1805-1807
Portrait of George
Washington (The
Athenaeum Portrait), 1796
This is the picture you can
see on the $1 bill!!!!
Look at these portraits of President Obama
 Which portrait makes Obama look more presidential?
 Which do you like better and why?
 Our current form of portraits are more relaxed
and relatable – keep in mind, this artist most
likely took a photograph of President Obama and used
that photograph to complete this painting
 In our other presidential portraits we looked at, those
presidents had to sit still for the painter to work and
often hold their facial expressions for a very long time
can you imagine holding a smile for 5-1o minutes or up
to hours depending on how your painter worked?
 We are going to go back to our drawings shortly and
work on bringing more interest to our drawings
 We will do this by using repetition to create implied
texture like you see in these pictures:
 Focus now on adding detail to your drawings
 Add your crazy hairdo or beard to your portrait
 Remember to use at least 2-3 repeating lines to create
implied texture
Let’s review what we learned today…
 A picture of a person is a portrait
 Implied texture is when we use lines in a repetitive
manner to create the look of texture in a drawing or
painting
 Gilbert Stuart painted the portrait
of George Washington on
one dollar bills
Discussion questions
 What face would you make if someone
was going to capture your portrait?
 What can you do to create implied texture?
 Why were people more serious in their expressions in
the earlier portraits we studied?
 Why didn’t they just take a picture?
 What president is on the one dollar bill?
 What artist painted that picture?
 Did you enjoy this activity?