This school discovered really good artists in 4th Grade this academic year. So far, they dared to paint a copy of La Giconda, by Leonardo da Vinci.
Did you hear from da Vinci before? Here you are some information about him:
Leonardo da Vinci
An explanation about how they started painting 'The Mona Lisa'.
La
Gioconda (The Mona Lisa)
It happened long long
before there were cameras.
To have a portrait done
you had to look for a painter.
Many portraits of
important people are famous today.
Other painters wants to
make a copy of famous portraits.
The copy can be as the
same size as the original.
Or it can be larger or
smaller.
By the way, do
you know how to make a copy of a portrait?
We
need:
• Piece
of paper
• Ruler
• Pencil
• Coloured
pencils
• A bit of patience!
Let's
do it!
Making
our own copy of La Gioconda!
Grids can be used to help
make a copy of a portrait.
Copy the grid on a piece
of paper as indicated.
Make your own copy by
following the steps:
1. First, draw the grid
on a piece of paper with a ruler.
2. Second, add the
letters and numbers.
3. Then, draw the
portrait on the grid as the model.
4. Finally, colour the
portrait.
How
good is their copy?
