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#PandemicSilhouette challenge

irene gottlieb

Welcome to the #PandemicSilhouette challenge!

While we are apart, we can…. draw together! Pun intended. You need the following supplies:

  • 2 colors of paper

  • scissors

  • a pencil

  • glue

  • Timing device is recommended but not requried. Recommended time is up to you but we would say for K-12, 5 minutes. Bonus, this teaches #mindfulness as you patiently do your best to pose for your partners. You an use Alexa, Siri, or just a clock or a sand timer.

  • A clipboard may be easiest.

Instructions:

  1. Socially distanced, in masks, take turns drawing each other’s profile.

  2. You have a set time to do your best so that your partner doesn’t get too tired,

  3. Draw just the outline of the profile (an outline of something, especially a person's face, as seen from one side.) of your partner.

  4. More than 1 person can draw 1 person.

  5. Having a high contrast background or a window behind the person is helpful.

  6. Pick the outline color that will go on top. Draw the head and shoulders (or more if you’d like) of the person, don’t worry about erasing or the inside details.

  7. Draw a line across the bottom of the silhouette.

  8. Cut out the silhouette.

  9. Paste your cut-out on your base paper, a second color.

  10. Don’t forget to put all your supplies back and recycle your excess paper!

  11. Take a photo and Tweet it to us by 12AM Central Time on February 1, 2021. We will announce winners by 12AM Central Time on March 1, 2021.

  12. if you tweet or instagram or Facebook tag us in your photos, make sure you have permission to share this photo and that we can re-share it on our social media if you want to get recognized for your project.

FAQ:

Of course you can draw the silhouette of someone virtually.

Yes, you are welcome to play if you are a homeschooler and your subject (what you are drawing) can be anyone or anything.

Are there prizes? Not yet. We don’t want to deal with the prize rules and all that. This is just for fun, and to get everyone to draw together/ help everyone feel like they belong to a greater community/we are all in this together.

Small print:

By posting on our site/feeds/instagram/Facebook/twitter, you give us the right to reshare and repost your image to congratulate you.