Drawing: use tone and colour for facial expressions
I can use tone and colour to express emotions in portraits.
Drawing: use tone and colour for facial expressions
I can use tone and colour to express emotions in portraits.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Tone in art refers to the lightness or darkness of a colour.
- Facial expressions reflect human emotions.
- Colours can be used to convey different emotions in art.
- Using tone and colour can enhance the expressiveness of a portrait.
Keywords
Tone - how light or dark something is
Colour - an object’s appearance as a result of the way it reflects or emits light
Facial expression - the appearance of the face that shows feelings and emotions
Tint - is where an artist adds colour to white to create a lighter version of the colour
Shade - is where an artist adds black to a colour to darken it
Common misconception
Colours are neutral and do not evoke emotion.
Colours can evoke a wide range of different emotions. For example, blue might suggest calmness while red might indicate anger.
Equipment
Paints, paintbrushes, water in cups, palette for mixing paintings, pencils, pencil colours, pastels, paper.
Licence
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
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