““Every child is an artist. The trouble is how to remain an artist once he grows up” ”
— Pablo Picasso (Painter from Málaga)

Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain in 1881. From an early age he loved to draw and by the age of eight, Pablo Picasso could draw more realistically than his art teacher. As his technique developed, he began to experiment with new ways of drawing people and objects.

We’re challenging you to channel your inner Picasso by designing your very own portraits in the style of “Cubism”.

Cubism is the term used to describe the revolutionary process of fragmenting objects and people to create a new whole with multiple viewpoints.

How to Draw a Picasso Face
  • Step 1: Prepare your materials (pens, pencils, paper, coloured pencils, markers, any other materials you think will be useful for this activity) and examine the chart below.

    Dividing the Face

  • Step 2: Start from a central spot on the face shape and draw a line towards the bottom, stopping a just before half way.

    Draw a Nose

  • Step 3: Select a nose shape from the Picasso Face Elements guide and from the line, draw in a nose where you stopped your original middle line.
  • Step 4: From the nose, draw a line to the chin of the face.

    Draw a Mouth

  • Step 5: Select a mouth and from the dividing line, draw one half.
  • Step 6: Draw the other half to complete the mouth. Selecting a different mouth for each side is highly encouraged!
  • Step 7: Select one half of the face and draw an eye. Feel free to leave it at just one eye or include another, and different eye on the other half of the page.

    Colour the Face

  • Step 8: Using bold and bright colours, paint or colour in the face.

    Using Mixed Media in Picasso Art: This art project is perfect for introducing mixed-media concepts like construction paper, bubble wrap, plastic bags, etc. and can be adapted with the aim of using recycled materials to create Picasso faces. The goal is to be as creative as possible!

    • Of course, we hope you share your final piece with each other!

    Upon viewing, you can say one of the following:

    ¡Buen trabajo! (Good job!)

    ¡Sigue con el buen trabajo! (Keep up the good work!)

    ¡Ahora ya le has cogido el tranquillo! (Now you’ve got the hang of it!)

    ¡Lo has hecho parecer fácil! (You made it look easy!)

    ¡Ya casi lo dominas! (You’ve almost mastered that!)

    ¡Magnífico! (Magnificent!)

    Framing suggestion: include a thick neutral matte around the piece for the colors to POP!

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