Before you start

What will you wear? Some artists dress up for their portraits and don’t just wear their normal painting clothes. What do the clothes you’ve chosen say about you? Are they an indication of your true self or are they a disguise?

Will you have props in your portrait that give a sense of your interests or personality? Will you be holding something or will you include objects in a more abstract way suggesting they’re not actually there but are symbolic of thoughts or feelings?

How will you pose? What are you implying by your body language?

What mood are you in? Will your facial expression indicate how you’re feeling?

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