Portrait art lesson

Middle Schoolers are awkward. I think that's one of the reasons that anytime a self-portrait is mentioned they groan obnoxiously and throw t...

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3rd grade mixed media self portraits!!! One of my favorites. Inspired by the layered digital art of Michelle Caplan. We use sharpies &…

People always say to me, "Oh I'm no good at drawing. I can barely even draw a stick figure." Well, just so you know, people are the hardest things to draw and if all you are trying to do is get the idea of a person across to communicate, a stick figure does it for our left brains. That's what I use in the game of pictionary just like everybody else. People are hard to draw because we all know what they SHOULD look like. We see people every day...in the mirror or standing in front of us. Our…

Block Prints - inspired by Pop 50s. Many ways to get hi contrast, but I did it w/ Photoshop CS5: 1. Take in well-lit & take all in same. Will make next steps efficient. 2. Desaturate to change image to B 3. Under “Image,” select “Adjustments” & scroll down to “Posterize…” 4. Play with the levels using Posterize option… 2 or 3 worked for me *I created an Action in Photoshop - made the process quicker. I will try to edit using Adobe Bridge bc it is more efficient for batch editing.

Using 8” by 10” photographs, each student traced a simplified contour drawing of their face. They transferred the drawings onto colored paper and “fractured” them by dividing the picture into smal…

This graffiti-like, pop art portrait allows our teens and pre-teens to do some reflecting on what makes them unique AND avoids the anxiety that comes from telling them they are going the have to draw their own face.

Kids Learn about Andy Warhol and Pop Art by recreating his art using this fun and simple activity. Add to your child's knowledge of Art History in a fun way!

I haven’t posted about my 6th grade and up class in a while. They have been working hard on their Chuck Close grid portraits. This project takes a lot of time but provides a lot of learning…