Fourth Grade Picasso Portrait

   In fourth grade, we looked at the many portraits of Pablo Picasso and discussed his technique used to create them.  We also discussed personal symbols that sometimes artists put in to portraits to give a hint of themselves being in the image. 

    Students created an outline of a head, they were instructed to create an organic shape so both sides were not equal.  They then drew a line down the center and created a face, different on each side.  The students then filled in their portrait with watercolor pencils and painted over with a wet brush so the colors blended together.  Once dry, the portraits were outlined with sharpie so the pencil could be seen through the paint.  Students also added symbols into their artwork that represented themselves as an individual.