Easy How To Draw an Abstract Self Portrait Tutorial Video and Abstract Coloring Page
Learn how to draw an abstract self portrait with this easy step by step tutorial. Drawing closed shapes will create lots of options for coloring it in!
Abstract Self Portrait Drawing
Abstract Self Portrait Tutorial Video
Why Make an Abstract Self Portrait?
Do your students need more face drawing practice, but you dread the overthinking that is so common when it comes to drawing eyes? Or if they draw them, do they tend to turn out on the tiny side?
This super simple tutorial will avoid all that as it has a kind of formula for drawing eyes extra large. Not to worry though, there’s still lots of places for their own personalization. If fact, my PDF even shares some examples of how to draw different kinds of hair, to help them get started.
When the drawing is done, the drawing will have lots of closed shapes that are just begging to be filled with lots of different, bright colors. Try challenging students to keep any color from touching itself, and see what kind of abstract magic happens.
Using Drawing Guides
The best way to get students off to a good start to any drawing project is to show them how to use guides as a reference.
You may have noticed that all of the tutorials on this site have a dashed line running through the center of each step, both in the horizontal and vertical direction. If students make their own centered lines on their own paper, before drawing, they will have an easy reference to follow.
For instance, the first step of this abstract face starts in the center of the top left quarter of the paper. The line then curves down to the bottom and back up to the center of the right quarter. Those guide lines help students how to get off to a more accurate start — much more so than if they just had a blank sheet of paper to look at.
So does that mean students need to draw a big fat lines down the center of their paper before they start? Goodness no, please don’t! That would most likely be hard to erase and distract from any finished art. No, simply fold the paper in half both ways, make a crease, and unfold. The beauty is that by the time the drawing is done and colored in, the creases will just disappear.
And now, on to our drawing project.
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Abstract Self Portrait Coloring Page
Materials for Abstract Self Portrait Drawing
- Drawing Paper. This is the good stuff you can buy in bulk for a good price.
- Pencils. I like how this brand always makes nice dark lines.
- Black Marker. A permanent marker will give you a dark black color.
- Crayons. The larger packs are nice for more color choices.
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Step by Step Directions for Abstract Self Portrait
Time needed: 45 minutes
How to Draw an Abstract Self Portrait
- Start with a large U.
- Add the two ears.
- Draw the neck and shoulders.
- Add your own hair.
- Draw the centered nose.
- Start the large eyes.
- Add the lids and irises inside.
- Draw a mouth and add two lines.
- Trace with a marker and color.
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