4/5s Draw Self-Portraits

Annually all Parker students in grades K-8 draw or paint a head and shoulders self-portrait. It is wonderful to see them all displayed in the hall and to notice the developmental differences through the grades. The portraits are then turned into the next year's school calendar. The 4/5s begin this lesson by discussing different shapes of faces and the placement of facial features in relation to each other. Looking in the mirror they notice what they really look like and then try to capture that using colored pencils.

Beginning the self-portrait

Adding the background

The head takes form

Checking with the mirror