Art Lessons for Kids!
(Ideal for Elementary school children, Grades 3-6)
This mixed media tutorial will provide detailed, step-by-step instruction for Drawing, Coloring, and Painting your own Self Portrait!
Learn: Facial proportions, How to hold a drawing pencil, and Tricks to make drawing faces easier! Where to put highlights/shadows, How to blend different skin tones, How to draw hair, How to mute colors to look more natural, How to draw lifelike shirt collars, and How to paint and blend a spotlight style background.
Supplies I used:
DRAWING...
*12x 18" paper
*scratch paper
*Ruler
*Pencil
*Eraser
*2 Pennies!
*(suggested: Picture of you, or mirror for reference)
COLOR...
*Oil Pastels/Pentel set of 12 (brown limited to redish brown) - ideally some browns from the set of 36
*Old cloth/rag
BACKGROUND....
*Crayola Washable Project Paint (10 colors)
*Water cup/paper towel
*3/4" flat brush
* and A ready attitude to try!