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Begin by reading the lesson, then gather the materials for the project. Work through the project with the student to achieve the objective.

Each lesson builds on the previous one, so try to present each lesson in order to provide the student with the building blocks for a strong foundation to a comprehensive art education. There is a lesson per week for each grade level.



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First Grade Art Lesson 19

Midterm Portrait, Looking at Michelangelo


Objective:

The student will be familiar with the work “Portrait of Andrea Quaratesi”, by Michelangelo. The student will create their own portrait in a similar pose using neutral color crayons.


Materials:

12X18 manila paper, neutral color crayons, mirror


Procedure:

In the late fifteenth and early sixteenth century there was an incredible artist who was known primarily for his sculpture but also for his drawing and painting. He is still considered to be one of the greatest artists of all time. His name is Michelangelo Buonarroti, commonly referred to as Michelangelo. We are going to look at one of his drawings today. It is called Portrait of Andrea Quaratesi. Notice how Michelangelo has the young man posed. He is sitting in what is called a three-quarter pose, which means his shoulder is coming toward us, rather than a full frontal pose which is typical of portraits. This drawing was made with black chalk and the paper is grey (partly due to its old age). We are going to a self portrait in this same pose using neutral color crayons. Turn your manila paper vertical (lengthwise) and using a white or yellow we will begin by drawing our shoulder. The shape of the shoulder is an up-side-down U. Draw this part on the lower right hand side of your paper. Move up and to the left to make a line where the other shoulder should be. Next draw your neck then head and fill in the details using your neutral crayons. You may want to use a mirror to help you with your own facial features. Fill your paper with the neutral colors. You may want to put a hat on like the young man in this portrait. Be sure you draw large and fill the entire paper.


Conclusion:

Have your teacher get out the base line portraits we made at the beginning of the school year. Compare those drawings with this drawing and evaluate your progress. Give the teacher your base line portraits back to hold on until we do our end of the year portraits. Mount your drawings and display them for everyone to enjoy.



Artwork and Examples used in this lesson


“Portrait of Andrea Quaratesi”, by Michelangelo

Student Artwork

Student Artwork

Student Artwork