Drawing: use tone and colour for facial expressions
I can use tone and colour to express emotions in portraits.
- Year 5
Drawing: use tone and colour for facial expressions
I can use tone and colour to express emotions in portraits.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Tone in art refers to the lightness or darkness of a colour.
- Facial expressions reflect human emotions.
- Colours can be used to convey different emotions in art.
- Using tone and colour can enhance the expressiveness of a portrait.
Keywords
Tone - how light or dark something is
Colour - an object’s appearance as a result of the way it reflects or emits light
Facial expression - the appearance of the face that shows feelings and emotions
Tint - is where an artist adds colour to white to create a lighter version of the colour
Shade - is where an artist adds black to a colour to darken it
Common misconception
Colours are neutral and do not evoke emotion.
Colours can evoke a wide range of different emotions. For example, blue might suggest calmness while red might indicate anger.
Equipment
Paints, paintbrushes, water in cups, palette for mixing paintings, pencils, pencil colours, pastels, paper.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these are examples of warm colours?
Q2.Why is it important to study facial expression in art?
Q3.What is the role of colour in portraits?
Q4.What happens when you tint red?
Q5.Why is it important to observe facial expressions closely?
Q6.Match the colours with the correct group.
