3 sessions; 45 minutes per session

1. Students will learn about facial features and proportions, and learn to draw their own portrait-caricatures in the Japanese manga/anime style.
2.Students will use a mirror as a tool to create more accurate representations of themselves.
3.Students will use a ruler to correctly measure facial distances and symmetry.
4.Students will use soft pastels in the correct, demonstrated way.
5.Students will use materials safely and correctly.

1. pencils
2. drawing paper
3. Anime and Caricature slideshow
4. rulers
5. black Sharpie or marker
6. soft pastels
7. tissues
8. example handouts of anime’ style facial features

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1.The teacher reviews self-portraits with the class and explains the concept of manga (Japanese comic books), anime (Japanese animation and cartoons), and caricature drawing (exaggerated representations of people and things) art with a slide show.
--include poplular anime' cartoons, like Pokemon
2. The teacher will then explain the project and start a demo.
3. Students will work step-by-step as the teacher draws on the board of Smartboard to draw a face shape and the grid lines for facial proportions.
--Students receive a mirror to duplicate their features, beginning with a generalized shape for their faces.
--Remind students that the anime style is simplified and exaggerated, so the eyes and hair will be bigger, the nose and mouth smaller, and any characteristics that stands out on their faces or that they would like to emphasize will also be bigger.
4. The teacher will draw with the students in the following order: eyes, eye brows, nose, mouth, ears, hair, neck, and any added features such as freckles, glasses, dimples. (each feature will be talked about and students will come up with ways to exaggerate or down-play a feature according to their view of the anime' style)
-- also use rulers to measure distances and sizes if they wish. -
-- The hair will mimic their own, but cover a larger area, look solid, and have stray jagged edges.
-- add the top of their shoulders and a simple shirt outline if needed.
5. The students will then outline their portraits in marker to imitate the cartooning simplicity; adding their signature at the bottom.
6. The teacher will then give a demo on using soft pastels/chalk to color in the image and add a hazy background that mimics cartoon and caricature styles (using tissues or hand for smudging).
--They can use a creative hair color to mimic the anime’ style, but eye and skin color should represent their own.

Students will be assessed during each phase of the project (drawing and using pastels)
Students will be assessed using the class rubric based on following instruction, use of materials, and time management.
Students will self-assess their work as an entry into their art journal.

1. "Kids Draw Anime" by Christopher Hart

2. Step-by-step to make a cartoon-self, not alot of detail, but helpful:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4609779_draw-cartoon-selfportrait.html

3. Step-by-step for complete face: http://animeworld.com/howtodraw/faces.html

4. Example of hand outs!: http://cartoonsketching.blogspot.com/2009/09/few-sample-warm-up-worksheets-for.html

This project really plugs into student interest. They get really excited about the cartoon-y style and the relevancy to cartoons and comics they already know. Students will even be able to contribute in ways the teacher may not expect.

Pop Art

Color/Value, Emphasis, Line, Proportion/Size, Shape

Chalk, Drawing, Manga, Pastel

Geography, Multicultural Studies