1. Colored Pencil Portrait --on black paper-- “thinking backwards”

7. Print off a picture of yourself in room B201 Create a ONE-INCH grid on the photograph Draw a.5 inch border Create a 1.5 inch grid on your black paper Label it Draw your face! Don’t forget the background

8. Draw your grid on your photo & on drawing paper

9. Find the colors that work for your skin tone, don’t forget to practice layering them!

10. Looking at the photograph, start to identify where colors go in the picture (example: the fingers)

11. Make sure you are erasing the pencil lines as your color. Colored Pencils will pick up the graphite and mix it into the color… this will ruin your picture!!!

12. Press hard with the colored pencils to hide any black paper showing through… no dots!

20. Remember… Press hard on your colored pencils to blend them together and to hide the black paper – Don’t let the paper show through! You are not ONE color. Blend your colors!