Value Self-Portraits

We started off the year with a K-5 unit of self-portraits. This was 5th grades unit project. They started with photocopied images of themselves. The students learned about tints and shades and used them to create a value painting over top of the photocopy. Students were encouraged to add contrasting highlights and shadows to make the portrait pop. The portraits were then cut out and matted onto a "wordle" background. This was made of a design of words that describe each student.