Middle School Self-Portrait Collage

Finding the right hair papers

Working on the face

Middle School students drew their self-portraits in pencil and then added a touch of color of their choosing. They copied the self-portrait and began making a collage of their likeness using different colors, patterns and textures, from torn colored paper and magazines.

4/5 Self Portraits

Coordinating the background

Adding pattern and color to the background

The 4/5s work with colored pencils as they study their image in the mirror and try to capture the proper placement and proportions of their features.

2/3s Painting Self-Portraits

Working on the clothes

Checking in the mirror

The 2/3s looked in the mirror to check that their work would look like themselves.

K/1 Painting Self Portraits

Painting the background

Checking skin tone

Finishing up

Each student works on an annual self-portrait. The k/1s began painting theirs looking in the mirror and observing shapes, colors and placement of features.