Create a Portrait

 

Art lesson: Movement of light and shadow (charcoal and pastels)

Art Lesson: Painting with Crayons

With just about 30 minutes you can create a remembrance portrait to add to this gallery.

The short, instructional videos will work for anyone, especially people who think they can’t draw at all. We encourage you to make a portrait and to send a copy to us for inclusion in the gallery. Here’s how:

Supplies needed

  • Paper

  • Charcoal (available from art supply stores)

  • Black and white pastels (such as Nupastels)

  • Paper to protect the table and paper towels to clean up

  • If pastels aren’t available you can use black and gray crayons.

How-to guide

  1. Choose one of the subjects in the gallery or use a photograph of someone you would like to commemorate. Watch the 8-minute video “Art lesson: Movement of light and shadow.”

  2. If using black and gray crayons watch the video called “Painting with crayons.”

  3. Create your portrait.

  4. Write your own first name and last initial on the front of the portrait.

  5. Take a photograph of the portrait and submit it to us for inclusion in the Portrait Gallery.

  6. If your subject is someone not in the gallery, please share the story of the person and tell us what it felt like to make the portrait.

Tips
It’s best to use a black and white photograph that’s a close up of the head. Download the documents below for how to prepare a photograph to use, obtain art supplies as well as background information and a detailed lesson plan.  
Click to Download:
ART SUPPLIES FOR WORKSHOPS
THE MEMORY PROJECT EDUCATOR GUIDE
HOW TO PREPARE YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS

 Submit Your Own Portrait

 

By clicking SUBMIT, you:
1) represent that
a) the information provided by you is accurate;
b) the portrait is original and created by you;
c) you have permission to include your subject in the portrait gallery.

2) grant us the royalty-free right to use the portrait in any and all media in connection with our projects.