Picasso Portraits

Cubism/Portraits and Picasso 

My guide on this was very simple, amost like a dictation (Class 3 ESL students):

Using a black felt-tip/sharpie on A3 white card

Draw a large oval in the middle of the paper.
           a wavy or profile line down the middle.
           3 eyes (1 of which a profile) anywhere within the oval
           2 noses
           3 ears
           2 mouths
           a neck and shoulders going off the paper. 
           In the background straight lines and Picasso 1881-1973 in the top left corner
The rest was pretty much left up to them. They coloured it carefully with Oil Pastels.

I did my example with them but removed it soon after showing them as I like them to feel the freedom of drawing in their own way. Often I find they want to copy exactly like me if  I leave it up.

This is a lesson I found years ago and always find room for it during my unit on Portraits as they learn about Picasso and feel confident with the results of their own work.