Sixth grade students began this project by studying the artist Chuck Close and the evolution of his portrait style. While the students were working on an assigned artwork critique form, I photographed each student. The could come up with their own pose, and for the more shy students, I told them they didn't have to look at the camera. I used http://www.dumpr.net/ to turn their photo into a sketch and printed them out. The students then outlined the major lines of their face and used a light box to transfer the drawing to tag board. Because only a few students will fit on the light box at a time, the students added a 1x1" grid on their tag board while they were waiting. In each box, they drew a simple design, pattern, or object. Finally they used colored pencils to color in their designs. For each section (background, hair, skin, and clothes) they had to use a different 2-color combo. This was another tedious project, but I am so pleased with the results!
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