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— Create a collage portrait of a character from a novel.  Observe the images you decide to include in the portrait.

— Create a collage portrait of yourself.  What ideas do you wish to communicate about who you are?

— Take a two dimensional piece of artwork and create it in 3 dimensions.

— Use the wire gesture sculptures as a base for a more complete wire sculpture. Add wire to flesh out a form.

— Create a clay figure.

— Squeeze and form aluminum foil into a figure.

— Explore Leonardo’s Ideal Face. (link to a drawing of this). Either pair students and have them draw one another or use mirrors to do self-portraits.

— Create a portrait of an imaginary political figure (example: senator, Supreme Court judge, etc.). Decide these things about the portrait: pose, dress, background, other objects in the picture. How do these objects affect what is communicated about the figure?

— Design a letterhead and business card.  What do the type and graphics communicate about the person using them?

— Create a self-portrait in any media.