Pop Art Portrait
Here's What To Do
Help your child cut out different shapes like circles, triangles, rectangles, and squares from colored paper.
Invite them to decorate the shapes with patterns such as stripes, dots, or zigzags.
Explain that an abstract self-portrait is a creative picture of themselves made with shapes and colors instead of realistic drawings.
Ask your child to arrange the shapes to make their abstract self-portrait, then glue the shapes down. Once dry, they can add extra details with markers or crayons if they’d like.
Put PEER Into Action
Pause:
- Direct your child’s attention to the photo
Engage:
- Ask your child, “what can you draw to make this portrait fun and wacky”?
- Smile, laugh, and show enthusiasm for your child’s artistic choices
Encourage:
- Ask your child to describe the patterns and designs they create
- If they’re stuck, trying asking a question like, “What about your eyes? What could you do to make them special or fun?”
Reflect:
- Ask your child to talk about the part of their portrait they like the most. What do they like about it?
Not quite ready?
Ask your child to draw and color on one part of the face at a time
Ready for more?
Have your child create a portrait of you using the same patterns and designs they used in their own portrait.
As your child masters this skill...
The portraits of people that they create will become more detailed and expressive