Hello, my name is Ms. Nicholson.

I'm so glad that you have joined me today for your art and design lesson.

This lesson will focus on profile portraits.

I'm so excited to learn together and have lots of fun, and I really hope that you are, too.

Let's get started.

In this lesson, we're going to be identifying the features of portraits and profile portraits.

Keywords.

Let's find out what our keywords are for this lesson.

Repeat after me.

Portraits.

Profile portraits.

Side profile.

Great job.

Now, let's find out what these keywords mean.

Portraits.

Portraits are artistic recordings of people, usually, their head and their shoulders.

Profile portraits.

Profile portraits are a side view representation of a human head or face, and you can see an example next to the description on the screen.

Side profile.

Side profile is the side view of a human head, and there's a photograph to show that on the screen below.

There, we have our keywords.

Let's get started with the lesson.

Profile portraits in art.

This lesson has two cycles.

In the first part of the lesson, we are going to look at features of a portrait.

And in the second part of the lesson, we will move on to looking at features in a profile portrait.

Let's start with features of a portrait.

Features of a portrait.

A portrait is a picture of a person that focuses on their face and also their expression.

People may have a surprised expression or a sad expression, or a happy expression, maybe an excited expression.

Sometimes, when you look at people, you can see how they are feeling from their facial expression.

How would you describe the feelings of the person in this portrait? Take a look at the image on your screen.

How do you think the person is feeling? Izzy said, "I think this woman looks worried.

I can tell by looking at her eyes." Sometimes, the different features in a portrait can help us to think about how the person may be feeling.

If you look at the woman's eyes, she's looking to one side.

I wonder what it is that she's looking at.

She also has her mouth slightly open.

Maybe this tells us she's thinking about something.

Common features of a portrait include eyes, nose, mouth, ears, hair, chin, eyebrows, neck, and shoulders.

You may want to take a look in the mirror to see if you can spot your facial features.

Let's check for your understanding.

Which of these is not a common feature of a portrait? Is it A, eyes? B, hair? C, feet? Or D, nose? Pause the video here and have a think.

How did you get on? Let's check.

The correct answer was C, feet.

Feet are not a common feature of a portrait, because portraits focus on a person's face and expression, not their feet.

Now, it's time for task A.

Choose two portraits and answer the following questions.

What features can you see in these portraits? And how is the person in the portrait feeling? Here are some examples of portraits that you may wish to look at.

Pause the video here and have fun.

I look forward to seeing you when you return.

Welcome back.

How did you get on? When looking at your profile portraits, you may have noticed some things.

You may, like Izzy, have noticed that the person in the portrait looks happy, because they may have been smiling like the lady in this picture.

You can see that she is smiling, she has a big wide grin, and you can also see her teeth.

This tells us that she might be feeling happy.

Alex also looked at the features of the portrait, and noticed that he could see two eyes, a nose, a mouth, hair, and also the eyebrows.

These are some of the common features of a portrait.

For this next task, you are going to draw a portrait of yourself using a mirror to help you.

Just like Izzy in the image, remember to include the eyes, the nose, the mouth, the ears, the hair, the chin, the eyebrows, and also the neck and shoulders.

Pause the video here, and have fun drawing your portrait.

Don't forget, use a mirror to help you.

I look forward to seeing you once you've completed your portrait.

Have fun.

Welcome back.

How did you get on? Did you have fun? You may have drawn a portrait like this, Izzy has drawn a portrait of herself.

This is called a self-portrait.

Izzy has thought carefully about how to use lines to help her draw her hair.

She's used wiggly lines to show the texture of her hair.

She's included two eyes, her nose, her mouth, her eyebrows and her ears, her neck and shoulders, as these are some of the common features of a portrait.

Well done for drawing your portrait.

Let's move on.

Now, in this second cycle, we're going to look at features of a profile portrait.

Take a look at these images and I want you to think what is the same and what is different.

You may wish to pause the video here to have a think.

The first one is a portrait and the second one is a profile portrait.

Let's look at some of the similarities and differences of a profile portrait and a portrait.

You may have said, "I can see two eyes," in the portrait.

You may have said, "I can see all of the person's face," in the portrait, which makes it different to a profile portrait.

Thinking about what's the same, you may have said, "I can see the head and the neck," in both a profile portrait and a portrait.

You can see the head and the neck.

Thinking about what's different, again, in a profile portrait to a portrait, you may have said, "I can see half of the person's face." If you look closely, you can see in the profile portrait, you can only see half of the person's face.

And also importantly, you can only see one eye.

You can't see two eyes in a profile portrait.

You may have also noticed that you can only see one ear, too.

A profile portrait is an artist's recording of the person from side view, and they may choose different ways to record their profile portrait.

Maybe they will draw their profile portraits or take a photograph.

They also may choose to paint their profile portrait.

Take a look at the profile portrait, see what features you notice.

Hmm, can you see all of the same features that you saw in a portrait or are there some missing? You may have seen profile portraits around you.

Izzy said, "I have seen a profile portrait on coins!" Coins often have side profiles, pictures of people's faces from the side, and there are a few reasons for this.

They're easier to recognise.

Drawing just the side of somebody's face is simple and clear, and it shows the important features like the nose, the mouth, and the chin to tell you who it is.

Coins are also used to show important people.

Long ago, coins were made to show kings, queens, and also leaders.

Putting their side profile on coins was a way to honour them, and let everyone know who was in charge.

A side profile fits really nicely on a coin, too.

It's also easier to carve into the metal when making the coin.

Side profiles on coins is a long tradition.

This idea started with ancient coins and people kept using it.

It's still used today, because it reminds us of history.

What features do you notice about this profile portrait on a coin? You may wish to pause the video here and have a think.

You may have noticed one eye, half of the nose, one ear, and also half of the mouth.

These are some of the features of a profile portrait.

Alex and Izzy are discussing where they have seen profile portraits.

Izzy said, "I have seen black shadow pictures called silhouettes and they are often profile portraits." Have you seen silhouettes before? Alex said, "In early ancient Egypt, they often painted profile portraits with people on the side." Have you noticed this, too? Where else have you seen profile portrait? Let's take a closer look at some of the profile portraits that Izzy and Alex mentioned.

First of all, we have a silhouette profile portrait.

Silhouette is like a shadow picture where the sun is behind someone, and you can only see their shadow.

It shows just the outside of the shape of something, but includes no details like the eyes, or the colours, or the patterns.

They're very, very simple.

If you see a silhouette of a person, you only see their shape, and not their face or their clothes.

Now, let's look at an ancient Egyptian profile portrait.

Ancient Egyptians made profile portraits of people from the side.

They did this because they had special rules about how to draw people in their art.

This style was used for thousands of years in paintings on walls, tombs, and also in temples.

The Egyptians wanted their art to look organised and also easy to understand, and it helped them to tell stories about their gods, kings, and daily life.

They thought that this way of drawing people showed their most important parts, which is really interesting.

Now, Alex and Izzy are discussing how they would make a profile portrait.

Alex said, "It can be tricky to make a profile self-portrait using a mirror." He can't really see the side of his face in the mirror.

Izzy said, "Why don't you look at my side profile instead?" And that's a really good idea, so that Alex can see the side of Izzy's face when making a profile portrait.

There are other ways to do this, too.

You could ask somebody to take a picture using a camera or a device of your side profile.

This way, you'll be able to see it more easily.

Let's check for your understanding.

Which is not a profile portrait? Is it A? Is it B? Or is it C? Pause the video here and have a think.

How did you get on? Let's check.

The answer was A, because both eyes are not visible in a profile portrait if we remember.

This is actually a portrait and not a profile portrait.

Whereas in B and C, we can see that these are both profile portraits from the side view.

Now, it's time for task B.

With a partner, label and discuss what features you can see in the profile portrait below.

And this profile portrait has been created using watercolour.

Pause the video here and have a go at labelling and discussing the profile portrait.

Have fun.

How did you get on? When discussing with your partner, you may have said like Alex, "I can't see all of the person's face in this profile portrait, because they are facing the side.

I can see one eye, one ear, one eyebrow, and half of their nose and mouth." That makes this a profile portrait.

Well done.

Let's continue with task B.

Take turns with your partner to trace each other's side profile with your finger.

After that, you are going to use a pipe cleaner or wire to create your partner's profile.

First of all, ask your partner to turn to one side.

Trace their profile gently with your finger.

Use the shapes you feel when tracing your partner's profile to help you bend your pipe cleaner or your wire into the shape of a profile.

It's important to remember that wire can be sharp, so please take care if you are using wire, and you may need an adult to help you with this.

I hope that you have lots of fun.

I look forward to seeing you once you've done that.

Welcome back.

How did you get on? Was that lots of fun? You may have created a wire profile portrait like the one below.

You can see here, we have an eye, we've got a nose, a mouth, and also the chin.

Sometimes when using wire, it can be quite difficult as it takes a lot of strength to bend the wire.

You may have needed an adult to support you with this, and it does require a lot of patience.

Great job.

Let's look back at some of the key points of our lesson today.

A portrait is a recording of a person which focuses on their face and also their expression.

A profile portrait is an artist's recording of the person from side view, and you had a go at drawing your partner from side view today.

When viewing someone's side profile, you will not see all of their features.

You may just see one eye, one ear, and then the side of some of the other features.

I've really enjoyed our lesson together today on profile portraits, and I hope that you have, too.

I look forward to seeing you again soon.

Bye.