Words in portraits
I can understand the power of typography in art, and how it can be used to tell our stories and form the design of a portrait.
- Year 9
Words in portraits
I can understand the power of typography in art, and how it can be used to tell our stories and form the design of a portrait.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Artists use text in their work as a powerful tool to convey thoughts and feelings
- Typography can be added onto an art work, or be an artwork in its own right
- We can use typography to inform our art work and discuss our identity
Keywords
Typography - is the purposeful arrangement of type to enhance readability, communication and visual impact
Meaning - the message or idea that is communicated by something, whether it's words, images, or actions
Conceptual - art that is based on an idea or message, not just how it looks
Common misconception
Words don’t matter that much — it’s the drawing that tells the story.
Words can express things a face alone might not show — like beliefs, experiences, or emotions. The style of the text also adds meaning.
Equipment
A portrait or mirror for drawing from observation, pencils, fine liners, watercolours, brushes, glue sticks, scissors, collage materials, paper, printed fonts, quotes, and artist references.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a portrait traditionally used to show?
Q2.Text can add to an artwork by expressing emotion or a message.
Q3.Match the word to it's definition:
