Pablo Picasso: Self Portrait Study

Self Portrait 1907

Materials

• A large 12x18 sheet of colored construction paper
  
• Tempera paints, including black and white
  
• Large and small brushes
  
• Pencils and erasers
  
• Permanent/ water based markers
  
• STUDENT PHOTO with exaggerated facial expression that reveals a part of YOUR personality or a strong emotion

Aesthetics

1. How does he use color to describe emotion?
   
2. When you compare this work to Matisse’s paintings, what are the differences?
   
3. How did it grab your attention?

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