Painting: the foundations of a facial expression
I can create a painting that expresses emotions by using different facial features.
- Year 5
Painting: the foundations of a facial expression
I can create a painting that expresses emotions by using different facial features.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Understand how to identify and represent emotions in facial expressions through observation.
- Explore techniques to sketch and paint a base portrait capturing key features of expression.
- Begin to develop painting skills with a focus on colour mixing to accurately create skin tones.
Keywords
Proportion - how big or small parts of something are compared to each other
Hue - a particular shade or tint of a colour
Colour mixing - adding two or more colours together to create a mixed colour
Skin tone - the colour of a person’s skin
Common misconception
Faces are symmetrical and all proportions should fit to set guidelines.
Most faces are asymmetrical with different proportions. Guidelines for drawing faces give only a rough estimation of where features might be placed, and will differ for each person, as we are all unique.
Equipment
Paints, paintbrushes, water in pots, palette for mixing paintings, pencils, rubbers, paper.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these features is most important for conveying emotion in a facial expression?
Q2.What is proportion?
Q3.How can colour affect the mood of an artwork?
Q4.What basic shapes are often used to sketch a face?
Q5.What does tone in art refer to?
Q6.When sketching facial features, where should the eyes typically be placed?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords to the definitions.
