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Relief Portrait

Estimated Time:

45-60 Minutes

Level:

2-3

Suggested supplies:

Reusable Supplies

  • Cardboard cutter

  • Scissors

  • Hot glue gun station

Consumable Supplies

  • String

  • Glue

  • Colored paper

  • Markers, crayons, or colored pencils

  • Pipe cleaners

  • Beads, pom-poms, or other crafty things

Recycling

  • Cardboard (1 head sized piece per kiddo + extra for features)

  • Paper egg cartons

Challenge question:

Can you make a relief portrait using cardboard?


The portrait must include at least 1 eye, 1 nose, and 1 mouth. You may add hair, accessories, ears, eyebrows, etc. Teacher discretion if using only cardboard or adding flair and color with extra craft supplies. Feel free to be serious or silly.


QUESTIONS TO INITIATE BRAINSTORMING

What is a relief sculputure? 

--Raised or built up on one side, flat on the back


What is a portrait? 

--Picture/art that focues on a person’s face or upper body


Do all portraits need to look just like the person they represent? 

--Nope. You can have an abstract portrait where the features are moved all around.

Challenge Steps:


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