PORTRAITURE

A preliminary pencil sketch is the study of your subject matter where you determine 

• what color you background should be
• proportion and scale

When told to scale up your drawing your instructor is asking you to 

• weigh your sketch on a scale
• increase the amount of graphite you use 
• increase the size of your drawing

When a portrait painting is made with color and portions that are true to life it is described as being painted in a 

• abstract style
• realistic style
• water color technique
• modern representation

A photo of a person, taken without the subject’s knowledge that he/she is having his/her photo taken. Capturing an impromptu moment; NOT POSED.

• Traditional
• Candid
• Abstract

Portraits created with the purpose of creating art. Post processing, such as Photoshop, is used to create an image that is not a realistic representation of the subject.

• Abstract
• Lifestyle
• Candid

What is a portrait?

• A picture of a building
• A painting of a person
• A painting of a boat
• A painting of a tree

Portraits are created for:

• Family Heirlooms
• Humor
• Wealth Royalty
• All of the Above

Portraits typically feature a person in the _____

• background
• foreground
• reflection
• wild

Previous Archibald Prize winners have been challenged in court about their artworks.

• True
• False

An artist entering an artwork in the Archibald Prize can paint their portrait  from solely a photograph.

• True
• False