Rest your hand lightly on your face. Feel the roundness of your cheek. Run your hand under your chin. How would you paint this shape, show this roundness? How would you draw these curves on a flat canvas?

Picasso studied forms. He spent a lot of time studying the shapes and lines of the objects he painted. By doing so many drawings he really understood the lines of his piece. That way, he understood how a face is made: with its bumps and hollows. He built the object one piece at a time. He noticed how all the lines give the portrait depth and life. Observe the splendor and charm of his son Claude's face, the softness of his little hand, all round, like a dove.