Pablo Picasso

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Pablo Picasso
I am always doing that which I can not do, in
order that I may learn how to do it.
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Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter and sculptor.
He is best known for founding a style with
Georges Braque called CUBISM.For this project,
we will study Picassos portraits, and then make
self-portraits!
1881-1973
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Self Portrait
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Three Musicians
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VocabularyColorLineBalanceProfileCollage
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Color When light is reflected off an object,
color is what the eye sees. The primary colors
are red, yellow and blue. The secondary colors
are orange, purple and greenWarm colors are red
yellow orange.Depict moods of happiness or can
show action, warmness, and can make objects
appear larger.Cool colors are green blue
violet. Depict sadness, coldness.The colors you
choose for your self-portrait will tell something
about you to your viewer!
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Line A line is an identifiable path of a point
moving in space. It can vary in width, direction
and length. \\\\\
\/\/\/\/The kinds of lines you use will show
different kinds of emotions or feelings about
you! If you were showing excitement would you
use diagonal or straight lines?
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ProfileThe side-view of your head.In our self
portraits we willhave a front and profile view!
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BalanceAsymmetrical Balance informal balance,
balance using unlike objects that have equal
visual weight.Symmetrical Balance formal
balance, perfect equality, visual balance on both
sides. The balance in our self-portraits will
be ASYMMETRICAL BALANCE.
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Collage Collage was begun by the Cubist. Here
is one example where Picasso glued or collaged
cloth letters, and tape to the canvas. We will
create a collage with torn paper for our
self-portraits!
Still Life With Chair Caning
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Do you see the front and profile view in this
portrait?
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Instructions1. Practice drawing your face from
two different perspectives, front and profile
view.2. Draw face from two different
perspectives front and profile joined at line
of symmetry. Both sides should be asymmetrical
not symmetrical.3. Cut out or tear paper in a
collage way to fill in face, like the Cubist
did!4. Fill in background in Cubism style with
a variety of lines, and maybe some different
shapes.