Self-Portraits - Picasso Style

Students in Grades 1- 5 studied the famous Spanish artist – Pablo Picasso. In learning about Picasso and his different art styles, the students created Self-Portraits – Picasso Style. Students learned that Picasso experimented by looking at faces from the front and profile at the same time and set out to create self-portraits doing the same. The children used mirrors to view themselves and drew out their designs. Line, shape, color, and texture were the art elements the students studied to begin their work. They also used the Design Principles of texture, emphasis, contrast and pattern to complete the designs. The third grade students visited the Museum of Fine Arts Houston and were able to view a Picasso portrait in real life. The artworks were very successful and the students were proud of their Picasso Self-Portraits!