Vocabulary Words: Picasso, Cubism, Profile, Self-Portrait, Symbolism

Materials: 12x18" white paper, sharpies, markers, oil pastels, colored paper, glue, scissors

I begin this lesson with some Picasso visuals. We talk about how you can see several viewpoints at the same time. Then we begin drawing our self-portraits. Draw a face in profile. Then, draw the remainder of the face from a frontal view. Using symbolism, draw a self-portrait on the profile viewpoint. This symbolism should represent the students interests. Color with markers. Color the frontal view with oil pastels. Color first with a flesh color, then use every color to add shadow by adding small slashes of color. Color the hair and the shirt with whichever medium will work best with their artwork. Cut out and place on colored paper.