2nd grade Picasso cubism portraits

Students used the "Roll a Picasso" game I found online. You can find the original here bloglovin picasso game

 

 I found many of my 2nd graders struggled with the concept so I didn't want to spend most of their art time teaching the game. With those who struggled I allowed them to pick a facial feature of their choice and copy it. 

Students used rubbing plates to create the implied textures after they drew the portraits. My 2nd graders then traced the outline of the portrait with markers and were encouraged to use complimentary colors for the rubbings. The last step was to paint the drawing with liquid watercolors. 

Picasso Blue Period Self Portrait 3rd grade art lesson

 Picasso Blue Period Self Portrait 3rd grade art lesson

My 3rd graders viewed Picasso's Blue and Rose period paintings and we discussed how colors can convey emotions. Thanks to Art Projects for Kids https://artprojectsforkids.org/picasso-projects-for-kids/ for the idea. I just changed it a bit. 

Students folded their 12" x 9" multimedia paper into fours which acted like a guide to help them draw big! After they drew the self-portrait,  they traced it with a black permanent marker, made a pattern with a white crayon on their shirt and background (if they wanted to), and then used liquid watercolors to paint over the entire thing. They turned out beautifully! 

Picasso drawing game

1st grade Picasso Drawing Game

I found this great game on the blog post by The Artsy Fartsy Art Room. 

You can find it here https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/artsy-fartsy-art-room-11101765/roll-a-picasso-3926821297

I combined this idea and the idea from the Expressive Monkey blog post. You can find the post here http://expressivemonkey.blogspot.com/2017/07/picasso-face-demonstration.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=pinterest&utm_campaign=tailwind_tribes&utm_content=tribes&utm_term=389842422_12729464_187748

You can buy her game board on teachers pay teachers. 

We have talked a lot about Picasso so I just reviewed his various styles of paintings, especially his cubist portraits. These are all the books I have in our classroom library! 

Students took turns rolling the dice (I always have them roll it in a basket so it doesn't get lost) and drawing the various facial features that were stated on the game board. Each time they rolled the dice they were to pick a different color of marker to draw the feature.

Lastly they used rubbing plates to create various textures to their art. 

This is a perfect game for the end of the year or for a sub. 

Thanks to the Artsy Fartsy Art Room and Expressive Monkey blog posts for this great idea! 

1st grade Picasso inspired roosters

Picasso Inspired Roosters

I found this great idea from the website of Deep Space Sparkle. You can find the original post here https://www.deepspacesparkle.com/picassos-la-coq-pastel-project/
This is a great lesson for a sub.
The art project is based on Picasso's Rooster.

This image is from the Pablo Picasso website https://www.pablopicasso.org/the-roaster.jsp

I have tons of children's books on Picasso in are classroom library. 

I started off the lesson explaining cubism to the children and showing  frontal and profile pictures of people and of course roosters. 

Students drew a rooster on 9" x 12" black construction paper, divided it into sections and added patterns with oil pastels. 

My teaching video: 

Fun and easy lesson! 

1st grade art Picasso flowers

Picasso Flowers

I took my inspiration for this project from the Picasso painting Bouquet of Peace. I actually found a copy at a yard sale!

Aren't yard sales awesome?!

There are tons of children's books on Picasso. Some of these are even available on You tube. 
Students' traced their hands and colored them with multicultural colored crayons.

 I know Picasso didn't paint the hands in his painting but I'm teaching my students that no one is the color of white paper! I thought it would be neat if the students could trace their hands like they were holding the flowers but they really had a hard time doing this.

We talked about different ways to make flowers with our paint brushes and then students created their stems and flowers with tempera paint.

Perfect for Mother's Day!