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PEOPLE

INSPIRE

PEOPLE 

AND PORTRAITS

Here are a collection old archival photographic portraits, and portrait paintings from masters such as Rembrandt, Vermeer, Van Gogh, Gaugin among  others. You'll also find links to material relating to artists whose work has primarily focused on the human figure and portraiture.

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Paul Gaugin painting of Tahitian Girl in blue and white striped dress holding a fan.

Paul Gaugin, Merahi metua no Tehamana (Tehamana Has Many Parents or The Ancestors of Tehamana) 1893. Art Institute of Chicago, Public Domain

ACTIVITY

 DRAWING IDEAS: MINIATURE PORTRAITS

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ACTIVITY

SELF PORTRAITS

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Self Portrait Draiwng Ideas Sheet. Text instructions with diagrams of how to begin drawing a self portrait.

ACTIVITY

DRAWING IDEAS: FIGURES AND LINE

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