Lesson #32: FANTASTIC, FUNKY FACES- A SELF-PORTRAIT
Here’s a fun spin on the self-portrait, using lots of
colors and even more imagination.
YOU WILL NEED:
Paper to draw your self-portrait on (we used square, bright-colored card stock)
A larger, brightly colored paper to mount your portrait
Pencil
Soft pastels –OR- crayons, oil pastels, watercolor or felt tip markers
Spray adhesive or Aquanet hairspray-if using soft pastels
Scissors
Glue
1. Draw yourself with pencil
first, be sure to use up the whole paper, a hand mirror helps while creating
your portrait, don’t forget your eyebrows, hair, eyelashes and ears.See photo
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2. Use scissors to cut your
portrait in half, up the middle of your lips, nose and between your eyes. A nice
wavy cut looks great. Take one half at a time and cut your picture into fourths.
See photo 2.
4. Put the four pieces in a
stack. Working one piece at a time. Here is your chance to have those pink
eyelashes and green hair you always dreamed about, how about some purple skin.
Use your imagination. Each piece should have different hair, skin and eye color.
Don’t neglect the space around your face either, make each piece different
than the others.
5. If
you are using soft pastels have an adult spray each piece as you finish with a
fixative or hairspray.
6. Using the larger piece of
paper, center your portrait pieces, mount your portrait “puzzle” by gluing
then in there proper places to the larger paper. Hang up your funky
self-portrait for all to enjoy!
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