I agree, about the part that teaching proportions of the face is time
consuming, and it seems that the kids are less than excited during the
teaching/demo. part. However, they get excited (if they can avoid the
frustration of getting an exact likeness, and achieve at least a "human"
likeness) when they do the work. My portraiture lesson takes forever
because first I teach the proportions, then we draw. Next I teach color
mixing (skin and hair) and shading with pastels. It seems to drag on, but
the kids are proud of the results. AND BONUS, this is one of the projects
that they can still recite and show what they learned when they do it again
in middle school. Don't worry, they fuss, but they like to be challenged,
and they do remember it fondly. I do this in fifth grade. Oh, one tip, try
to try to let them do at least a little hands on work during each session.
Break it down into parts.
Leah
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sue Cosgrove"
> Does anyone have a fun way to teach portraits and facial proportion to
> elementary kids. My explaination takes 1-2 class periods and is about as
> exciting as a root canal. Does anyone have a fun or interesting story or
> routine thay use to teach placement and proportion? Thanks!
