Half-portrait project

The kids loved this project. My goal was to give them some practice in mirror imaging, observation, and working with pastels. The second class isn't quite finished with their projects, but I'm including them to show their progress.

Drawing like Da Vinci

We had a Draw like Da Vinci Day in class this week. I photocopied some of Da Vinci's sketches and put them up for the class to experiment with by drawing his work with their own interpretation. This was my result. I found myself loving the feel of the conté on textured colored paper, which I don't normally work with. I'd like to do more of these this week.