Almost every year I have my student create a self portrait. It's a great practice in observation and its a good connection to famous artists who have all created numerous self portraits. This year I felt like my 5th grade students were up for a challenge and I decided to have them create a portrait in 3/4th view. Understanding the difference between a frontal view, profile, and 3/4th view came first. Then we practiced face mapping or drawing out the measurements of where features are on your face. Next we drew our own features complete with accessories like glasses and earrings. Last the 5th graders did some color mixing with water color paint to add color to their portraits. Overall, it proved to be a challenge but a good one that my students took on with great effort.
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