Master Portraits

Medium: Pencil

 Draw a copy of a portrait done by any great master prior to 1900. It should be a pencil drawing. You may zoom into the face of the person in the portrait. Some of the masters may include, but not be limited to, Rembrandt, Velazquez, Van Dyke, or Ingres. Look in Art History books and find a portrait with which you "connect". If you are excited about the portrait you are copying, it will come through in your drawing. Zoom in on your subject and focus on the facial details. You do not need to recreate the entire artwork.

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