The document guides readers on creating a self-portrait by considering expression, posture, clothing, background, and color. It emphasizes how these elements convey the artist's personality and experiences, suggesting that a well-thought-out representation can reveal inner emotions. Additionally, it includes activities for drawing self-portraits and discussing them in groups.

1. Self Portrait

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?

3. Expression.
• Smiling: Happy, confident etc
• Frowning: Sad, depressed etc

4. Background
• Things the artist is interested in.

5. Style
• Realistic: Can see their
expressions/feeling clearly.
• Unrealistic: Confused about their
personality?

6. Colours
• Light colours: Happy?
• Dark colours: Sad?
• Contrasting colours: Confused? Angry?

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.

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.