Self- Portrait Collage Steps for K-1 students: Build a self-portrait out of some shapes cut out of colored paper. Glue it onto a background, decorate with special details all about you, and share!

1. Draw a large oval on a piece of skin tone construction paper- Make it nice and big so it fills the paper!

2. Draw a rectangle out of the same color paper that is smaller- this will be your neck. 3. Cut out both the oval and rectangle, and glue them down to a larger piece of paper

Tips: *Place your neck down first, then overlap the oval onto the neck so it covers just a bit, this will give the illusion that the face is in front of the neck. *Make sure you use enough glue and spread it all around the edges of the shape to ensure it sticks

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 3 4. Draw eye shapes (think: footballs or pointed ovals) and place them about halfway down from the top of the head. You could also cut out the eye shapes from white paper, add colored circles and glue them down instead!

5. Draw a simple nose shape: I like to draw an “L” or ½ a triangle. See examples!

6. Draw or cut out a mouth from red or pink paper. A smile can be shaped like a banana!

7. Now for the details: Hair can be made from colored yarn or paper, or colored in with paint or crayons. Make sure your hair isn’t just hanging out at the tippy top! Overlap the forehead if that’s what your hair does! Also: Don’t forget eyebrows, eyelashes (make a line for the lid and lashes come from the lid line) and you can even add ears if you’d like. A “C” shape on one side and reversed “C” on the other side in line with the eyes make great ears.

To make a shirt out of paper, just cut out a large rectangle and place it across the page overlapping the neck. You could also use fabric, and even cut angles for shoulders if you’re feeling fancy. As always, you can just add clothes with drawing or painting materials instead! Write your name nice and big across the shirt, just like on your art shirt for school. Add words or drawings in the background around your portrait to show some special info about you. Favorite foods, colors, animals, or even your friends and families are some ideas. Here’s mine: (Just for reference, make yours match your ideas!)

These are some suggestions to get you going, just observe what you look like, develop your craft by drawing or creating a Self-Portrait with shapes, and express details about you that make you special! Please take time to share your finished work with me on our Google Classroom page in the box marked “Share something with your class”. You can attach a picture of your work and describe it in the comments box.