Wednesday, August 24, 2016

The Selfie

8th grade Selfies

Objectives:
*Understand that self-portraits are a reflection of one self
*Learn the correct placement of facial features
*Create a unique cellphone selfie 

Materials: Paper template of a cellphone, mirrors, pencils, colored pencils

National Art Standards:
*Creating: Conceiving and developing new artistic ideas and work
*Responding: Understanding and evaluating how the arts convey meaning
*Connecting: Relating artistic ideas and work with personal meaning and external context

For their first project of the quarter, 8th grade students created a cellphone selfie. They were able to learn about portrait drawing while also being able to express their own unique characteristics. It was a great exercise to get to know each other in a new class!