As a grand finale to our portrait unit, Grade 4AK students had a portrait party in class today. Students visited tables with many different drawing tools and different kinds of papers and took turns drawing each other posing for 2-4 minute intervals. Each student completed at least 5 different portraits of their friends.
The rules were:
1. Relax and have fun!
2. OBSERVE! Look more at the model. Not the paper!
3. Try to capture the emotion.
The amazing thing about this lesson was that everyone could see their own improvement over such a short time. Great work Grade 4!
A few reflections:
-I learned that I can draw better when I look at the subject very carefully -just one line at a time.
-I learned that every portrait doesn't have to look exactly the same as the person.
-I learned how quickly I can draw.
-I learned how much fun you can have in art.
-I learned that I am getting better at drawing!
