4th Grade - Half Self-Portraits

4th grade students learned about self-portraits and how to make block or bubble letters. They also learned about proportion and composition. They created amazing self-portraits using colored pencils, crayons, and/or markers.

Objectives:

• Identify a self-portrait
• Understand proportion
• Learn how to draw block/bubble letters
• Create a self-portrait using correct proportion

Vocabulary: self-portrait, proportion, block letters, bubble letters, skin tones, pattern, background

Lesson:

• Draw half or two-thirds of a self-portrait on either side of the paper
• Draw name/nickname on the opposite side using block or bubble letters    (Tips for drawing block or bubble letters: have students very lightly write their name in print first, so that they are sure it will fit on their paper; then have them draw the block or bubble letters around the printed name.)
• Outline with Sharpie
• Color with colored pencils, crayons, and/or markers. (Remind students to use realistic color for their skin, eyes, and hair.)