Drawing: Faces and Feelings

“Happy Baby” by jeremysalmon is marked with CC BY-ND 2.0.

The faces of people can show feelings of happiness or sadness. People can look afraid, angry, puzzled, happy or sad. Many artists create pictures about people. The people may be young, old, beautiful or… not.

“Philippines Old Woman” by moyerphotos is marked with CC BY 2.0.

Look at these pictures of people. Three are photographs an artist made with a camera. One is a drawing that an artist made. Can you tell which pictures are photographs and which one is a drawing? How?

“/doh” by striatic is marked with CC BY 2.0.

What parts of a face help you to guess how a person might feel? What parts of a face help you to guess the age of a person?

Michelangelo, Head of a Lost Soul. Black chalk, (26 cm x 21 cm). Royal Library, Windsor, England.

DRAW THE FACE OF A REAL OR AN IMAGINARY PERSON. TRY TO DRAW THE FACE SO IT SHOWS A STRONG FEELING. USE THE CHART BELOW FOR HELP.

1. USE YOUR CAMERA APP ON YOUR IPAD TO TO TAKE SELFIES OF DIFFERENT EMOTIONS. USE THE CHART ABOVE FOR HELP.

2. CHOOSE A FEELING OR EMOTION TO SHOW AN EXPRESSIVE DRAWING OF A PERSON OR CHARACTER. USE YOUR PHOTOS AND RESEARCH OF EMOTIONS TO Draw the face of a real or imaginary person.

3. USE PAPER OR IPAD TO Try to draw the face so that it shows a strong feeling.

4. ADD DETAILS AND COLOR TO FINISH YOUR EXPRESSIVE PORTRAIT.

5. UPLOAD YOUR ARTWORK TO SEESAW WHEN YOU ARE DONE.