Middle school self portrait projects

A 5th grade portrait lesson

Students are amazed by African American artist Kehinde Wiley's incredible talent, and they are drawn to his contemporary style. Ins...

Created by Shangai Lily http://shangailily.deviantart.com/ Symbolic Self-Portrait Project Summary Students are to fill in a silhouette portrait of their bust using a color scheme, doodles and symbols. The style being created is a mesh between vintage silhouette portraiture and modern bold graphics with a ornate recycled gold frame. Unit Objectives students will be able to… • Illustrate using symbolism, abstraction and doodles. • Select, use and communicate aesthetically pleasing color…

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Abstract self portraits inspired by @tadcarpenter's cover art for Wonder. Fifth graders drew their face and hair. Traced with bold lines and colored the hair in like a silhouette. They spent two Class days exploring three different paint materials/techniques, and creating word lists and practice word clouds They explored @kwikstixpaint, #jackricheson neon tempera cakes, and wet-on-wet liquid watercolors with salt. They selected their own technique and design and painted their faces and ears…

So proud of these artworks. A very big "WELL DONE" to the students of Year 5/6 B, Windsor Public School, NSW, Australia. Your art...

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These easy portraits were a great way to wrap up the school year in 2nd grade at Brimfield. I was inspired by the article "Contour Line Portraits; Excited About Artistic Abilities" from the March issue of Arts & Activities of this year. The article is written by Kari Gertz Neal and I loved the polished look of this tracing process that is so simple I feel like I should have thought of it myself! I also found a very similar project over at Dali's Moustache that turned out awesome too. We've…

Your students will learn how media connects with subject in 7 portraits using non traditional art materials. Download a free worksheet to analyze the art!