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A powerful culminating project where students apply their drawing skills to a large-scale graphite self portrait, exploring proportion, form, and expression through the grid drawing method. Level: High School
Ready-to-teach lesson includes a 21-page presentation self portraiture throughout art history, how to create a grid without inaccuracies, how to shade effectively with graphite pencil, and 8 examples of student work.
3 page lesson plan with student learning objectives, standards alignment, material list, teacher tips, and assessment rubric.