Portraiture and Art Techniques

Investigating drawing

Investigating drawing

This set of images looks at different materials and techniques used in drawn portraits since the sixteenth century.

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Portraits in disguise

Portraits in disguise

This site concentrates on a variety of disguised self presentations documented within the genre of portraiture.

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Drawing self portraits

Drawing self portraits

A drawing masterclass on self-portraits by American artist and teacher Ron Bowen.

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Self image

Self image

A resource particularly relevant to Key Stage 3 Self-image mostly drawn from male and female self-portraits in the Gallery's collections.

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Perspective: Seeing where you stand

Perspective: Seeing where you stand

A resource on perspective aimed at students aged 14+ including art students, teachers and adults.

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12 20th-Century Portraits

NPG 6835 - © National Portrait Gallery, LondonImages, Information and Discussion questions

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Self Portraits from 17th-Century to 21st-Century

NPG 6611 - © National Portrait Gallery, LondonImages, Information and Discussion questions

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