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Tag Archives: Self Portraits
More Selfies, Salvador Dali Style
Grade 4/5: Drawing Self-Portraits, with a Twist (literally) Salvador Dali. How much fun can one have with one’s face? Long before we had goofy IPhone twisting photographs, he was doin’ it with his moustache. Ha! It is hard enough … Continue reading
Posted in Art Education, Grade 4/5 Art Projects
Tagged Chalk Pastels, Charcoal, Self Portraits
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Selfies!
Grade 3: Self-Portraits in Chalk This was one of my favourite experiences in the classroom this year. They are such a delightful group of children, right from the moment I walk into the classroom. True to form, even though they … Continue reading
Posted in Art Education, Grade 3/4 Art Projects
Tagged Chalk Pastels, Drawing, Self Portraits, Selfies
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Blind Contour Gets Wired
Grade 6: Taking Contour Drawing Further In the class following the first blind contour drawings, we continued with drawing self portraits. Everyone got a mirror, and with fresh instruction about drawing from close observation – out came the Sharpies again. … Continue reading
Posted in Art Education, Grade 5/6 Art Projects
Tagged Drawing, Line Drawings, Self Portraits
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Exhalation
Grade 5 Line Project/Exhalation About the same time as the Grade 6’s at St. Michael were wielding umbrellas, I had this class pantomime blowing/spewing/singing/laughing/calling: exhalations! As with the other class, I photographed them in two different poses, suggesting they think … Continue reading
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Tagged Line Drawings, Self Portraits
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Weathering the Storm
Fall 2011 / Grade 6 Line Project Okay. Here is the start of a new year in Art at St. Michael: I took 2 pictures of each of the kids, posing in front of a blank wall with an umbrella. … Continue reading
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Tagged Doodles, Line Drawings, Self Portraits
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Doodle Hair Photo-Ops
Fall 2010 / Grade 5 Line to Doodle Self Portraits After their first line project with the stylized animals, the grade 5’s took their line templates onto a new project. I photographed each student against a white wall in a … Continue reading
Posted in Art Education, Grade 4/5 Art Projects, Grade 5/6 Art Projects
Tagged Line Drawings, Self Portraits
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