Task
You will need drawing or painting materials and a ruler.
- You are going to quickly draw or paint three portraits at different scales. You could work in pairs to draw each other, or for homework you could do a self-portrait in a mirror.
- Use a ruler to measure the height and width of your subject’s head.
- Make a portrait exactly the same size, so 1 cm on your paper represents 1 cm of the real subject (1:1)
- Make another portrait a quarter the size, so 1 cm on your paper represents 4 cm (1:4)
- Make another portrait double the size, so 2 cm on your paper represents 1 cm in reality (2:1)
- Discuss the portraits. Which do you like best? Is the amount of detail different? Is the mood or effect different?