Shape Portrait, Collage & Oil Pastel

• This is the first activity this group of Year 7 students do as a “get to know you” time.
• I introduce Portrait/Self Portrait and facial features. Students draw on A4 paper the following facial features-

• Eyes x 2
• Ears x 2
• Eyebrows x 2
• Nose x 1
• Mouth x 1

• To fill the entire page. Students then cut out the facial features, keep one and swap the rest with fellow students.
• Discussion on placement of features is followed with students gluing the features on to a sheet of coloured paper and then the portrait is completed with oil pastels.

Cubist Still Life

• A still life was set up for students to draw a section of the Still Life.
• Students discussed points of comparison, scale, rectangular versus rounded shapes, tonal work to give the illusion of form.
• Students on completion of their drawing photocopied it on to A4 paper.
• Cubism is introduced to the class – Analytical and Synthetic.
• The photocopy of the still life is cut up into Cubist shapes and then randomly placed on to A4 paper. Gaps and overlapping is acceptable.
• This collage piece is the plan for their finished work.
• The information was transferred on to another sheet of A4 and then developed with coloured pencils, using either an Analytical or synthetic approach.
• Prior to colouring the piece students are given a demonstration of colour pencil techniques.

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