Costumed Person

This costumed person project was completed by my advanced art students.  I gave them the option of colored pencils, chalk pastels, or charcoal pencils.  They could draw almost anyone, the person just had to have some sort of "costume".  I love when my students produce such a variety of different artworks with the same theme.   

This one is an old Halloween costume.  

Abnormal Colored Portraits

Here is another Advanced Art project students were able to choose from this nine weeks.  They chose a portrait of a person, drew it, and colored it with oil pastels.  I required the students to use unusual colors.  It was difficult for many of them to think out side of the "normal" box.  

Here are a few of the results...