Rainbow Rain Self-Portraits

Students in grades 1-3 created these self-portraits. We began by drawing a proportional full body self-portrait and coloring it with colored pencils. For the background, students applied drops of watercolor paint then used a straw to blow it out to create the illusion of rain. During the final class, students created an umbrella using a paper folding technique. The final result is a fun take on self-portraits that all the students really enjoyed!