2. Introduction
• Think about the expression, posture,
clothing, background, colours and style of
the following pictures.
• Why do you think the artist chose to
represent themselves like this?
7. • His expression is
focused and he is not
smiling. He has no
clothes on and his face
looks very old/wrinkled.
The colours are dark
and shadowy. All these
things suggest he has
lived through lots of
hard times.
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11. Activity Two
• Draw a self portrait that represents you.
• Think about the, posture, clothing,
background and style of your portrait and
how it represents you.
• Write a paragraph explaining how the
portrait represents you.
12. Activity Three
• I will put all the portraits on the wall.
• Walk around and try to guess who drew
each self portrait.
• Each group should choose a portrait and
write a few sentences about its expression,
posture, clothing, background, colours and
style.