The Art of Portraiture Quiz

What is a portrait in the context of art?

• A landscape painting.

• A sculpture of a person.

• A painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving of a person, especially one depicting only the face or head and shoulders.

• An abstract representation of human emotions.

Which of the following mediums can NOT be used for creating a portrait?

• Oil paint

• Pencil

• Watercolor

• Ice

What is meant by proportion in Art?

• To capture the realistic features of someones face.

• How abstract different features of the face appear.

• The size and shape of something in relation to each other.

• The amount of colour used within a painting.

What is meant by 'observational' in Art and what have you observed to draw your self-portrait?

• Observational art means you are drawing a subject in an abstract way.

• Observational is about looking. We have observed our photographs to carefully draw our portraits.

• Observational art is capturing the colour of a portrait.

• Observational Art means you are just looking at an object without drawing it.

Which of these artists is NOT known for their work in portraiture?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Vincent van Gogh

• Pablo Picasso

• Jackson Pollock

What is the term for a portrait that an artist makes of themselves?

• Selfie

• Self-portrait

• Auto-portrait

• Mirror image

Which of the following is NOT a common feature in portrait composition?

• Background

• Lighting

• Action or movement

• Pose

What is meant by tone in Art?

• The realistic features of the subject.

• The framing of the portrait.

• Tone shows how light and dark something is.

• The color saturation of the image.

Which of the following elements is crucial in capturing the likeness of the subject in a portrait?

• The age of the canvas

• The proportion of the facial features

• The number of colors used

• The size of the portrait

What role did portraits play in history before the invention of photography?

• They were primarily used for identification purposes.

• They were used to document historical events.

• They served as a means of capturing and preserving the appearance of individuals.

• They were used to create maps.