Elementary I (1st, 2nd and 3rd Grade)

We have recently completed a self portrait lesson. We had several classes covering the process of portraits and looked at many examples of portraits. We took the time to feel the structure of the bones in our face and looked at a mirror to observe elements that are unique to each student. The first self portrait the students created was a 20 minute drawing of themselves from memory. The second self portrait was created after a lesson on the "map" of the face and looking in a mirror while drawing their portrait. The third portrait was drawn on watercolor painting and created after a lesson on methods of drawing eye, nose and lip shapes. A mirror was also used for this final self portrait. The final step of the project was to add color pencil details and to accurately mix the skin tone for each self portrait. I love seeing the marked process in each phase of the lessons and the confidence and pride of the students as they create their self portraits. All the portraits are hanging in the 2nd floor hallways by their main classrooms. I hope you have a chance to view them all, I think they are remarkable.