2nd Grade self-portraits

2nd Graders have been working on self-portraits for a few weeks. They completed a first draft self-portrait and then I showed students how to draw certain features in the correct placement. We also talked about several artists who painted self-portraits including Vincent Van Gogh, Frida Kahlo, and Chuck Close. Below is the first draft and next to it is the final drawing. Look at the difference!

After, we colored in our face with crayons and painted a watercolor background. Students wrote different adjectives that describe them in the background as well. If you click on the picture you may also be able to read the artist statement!