Self Portrait

Today I learned how to create my very own Picasso portrait. Much to my dismay, my first attempt was nothing more than the image you see below and man is it ugly!



First Attempt

 

So I continued to work with this new found website www.picassohead.com in order to create my award winning portrait. The idea of dragging and dropping features onto the canvas to create a portrait is pretty simple. However, the issues I encountered had to do with adjusting the features.

The first problem I ran into was the lack of description for the editing icons. Unlike most websites where the icons will reveal their purpose if you scroll over the picture with the cursor, this website does not have that option.  So it was only through trial and error that I figured out what the icon symbols meant.  I still did not figure out what the stacks of paper and arrows represented. I thought it meant to bring the image from back to front or front to back, but when I clicked on the icons nothing happened.

The other problem I had was that the screen was split and I couldn’t see the entire window where the portrait was being created. When I tried to click on create, nothing happened. Not sure if there is a problem on the website or with my computer?

Once I figured out how to adjust the features, I made a few attempts at another self portrait and here is my favorite…

Amee Amore!!

In order to use this website in the classroom, I would definitely have to provide some direct instruction with regards to the icon functions.  Students could spend time trying to figure it out, but that would waste the time they had to create something inventive. This website could be used for designing an avatar picture or creating a description of a character in a book.

This activity correlates to the ISTE.NETS.T Standard one, Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity. The Picassohead website provides a way for students to be creative in designing a self portrait or one for someone else that includes imagination and style.