Elementary Art Project

1. Elementary
PICASSO FACES

2. Materials
•White Paper
•Black Construction
Paper
•Oil Pastels
•Permanent Marker
•Glue
•Mirror
•Pencil, Eraser and
Sharpener

3. Step 1: Face Drawing
Using a mirror and
pencil to sketch out a
profile view from the
side and from the front.
Divide each view in half
and connect in the
middle.

4. Face Drawing Continued
Use a black permanent
marker to trace pencil
lines.
Erase any pencil lines
that can still be seen.

5. Step 2: Coloring
Oil pastels will be used
to color each section of
portrait.
Two analogous colors
will be used in each
section.
Always use different
combinations for same
facial features.

6. Coloring Continued
Start with lips and
eyebrows.

7. Coloring Continued
Next color eyes and ear.
Black may be used by
itself to color in pupil
and white of eyes may
be left plain or colored
with a white oil pastel.

8. Coloring Continued
Choose a section near
the center of hair to
split in half with a
marker.
Use two different color
combinations for each
side.
Brown, white or black
may be used with any
other color.

9. Coloring Continued
Choose one color to
outline each section of
the front view around
sides and facial
features.

10. Coloring Continued
Choose a second
analogous color to fill in
remaining white area of
face.

11. Coloring Continued
Repeat process with
side view of face.
Finish coloring neck and
shoulder.

12. Step 3: Tracing
Use a black oil pastel to
trace over black
permanent marker.

13. Step 4: Cut and Mount
With a pair of scissors
carefully cut out
portrait.
Stay on edge of black
oil pastel so that there
is still an outline.
Glue on a black piece of
construction paper and
then on a color piece to
frame.