For the past few weeks the Astronauts and the Legos have been creating self-portraits. First, we looked at portraits that other artists have made, like Frida Kahlo, Kerry James Marshall, Dana Schutz, Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol. We talked about how artists paint portraits in all different styles, and interpret facial features in many ways. Together we read The Colors of Us, which illustrated the story of an artist and her daughter discovering the many different shades of brown and peach by looking at the skin tones of friends and family. Students practiced mixing their own skin tones from the primary colors, black and white. We also discussed a very special kind of surface that artists paint on, called a canvas. Then students got their very own canvas to paint on! Over the course of a few classes students used mirrors to look at the shapes of their heads, eyes, nose, mouths, ears and hair. They mixed unique colors to represent themselves. They even used their imaginations to create a background that illustrated the scenery in which they wanted to be portrayed in! Artist Portraits Above:Comments are closed.
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