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5th & 6th figure drawing
From: J+G Grant (jggrant_at_TeacherArtExchange)
I have worked with grade 4 and 5 students on creating self-portraits by looking into small mirrors and drawing what they see with permanent markers. They may take some time getting used to the idea that they cannot rub out but if they do it slowly (I repeat, slowly) and start with the eyes, eyebrows, nose, mouth, hairline, ears, jaw and chin, then neck and shoulders. You may have to talk some of them through it, encouraging them at each stage, and be firm. I find that the features are more in proportion, the children are more aware of them, and the finished work is much more lively using this method, rather than using the oval template which often results in very stiff mannered 'portraits'. Judy Decker kindly put up a couple of the works on a website. Look for Clifton Hill Primary School. Each year the children at this level do the portraits and display them at the school exhibition.
Gina Grant
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