Minecraft-Inspired Self Portrait Drawing: Open-and-Go Art Project
$5.95
Turn “I can’t draw” into “Look what I made!”
This Minecraft-Inspired Self Portrait Drawing lesson gives Grades 2–5 students a familiar, confidence-building way to create art square by square. With a video, Google Slides, and matching printable grid, you can simply print, project, and teach—while even reluctant artists jump right in.
Description
Finally, a Self-Portrait Lesson They’re Excited to Start
You want students creating meaningful self-portraits—not staring at blank paper announcing, “I can’t draw!”
But teaching faces can get complicated fast.
And spending Sunday afternoon building a lesson from scratch? No, thank you.
This Minecraft-Inspired Self Portrait Drawing lesson gives students an approachable way into portrait drawing using a block-style look they already recognize and love.
Instead of drawing a realistic face from scratch, students build their portraits one square at a time using simple horizontal and vertical lines.
The result?
Less intimidation for them. Less explaining for you. More students proudly making art.
Print. Project. Create.
This open-and-go digital art project gives you the visual support and step-by-step teaching tools you need to walk into class feeling ready.
Students practice counting, symmetry, geometric shapes, spatial awareness, careful craftsmanship, and creative decision-making while personalizing their portraits with their own hair, skin tone, clothing, colors, and details.
Inside, You’ll Find:
🎥 Video lesson showing the process step by step
🖼️ Ready-to-project Google Slides
📝 Printable PDF lesson download
🔲 Printable grid template that matches the tutorial
✏️ Step-by-step instructions
🎨 Sample project
📋 Materials list, Rubric, “I Can” Statements
One High-Interest Project, Tons of Personality
Students create a personalized Minecraft-inspired pixel-style self portrait while practicing:
- Horizontal and vertical lines
- Grid counting
- Symmetry
- Geometric and block shapes
- Outlining and coloring
- Personal expression
- Careful craftsmanship
Same easy-to-follow framework.
Completely different students.
Completely different portraits.
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Imagine the Kid Who “Doesn’t Like Art” Leaning In
The grid gives hesitant artists a clear place to begin.
Instead of wondering what to draw next, they can count a square, add a line, and keep going.
Then suddenly…
“Oh! It looks like me!”
You’re not repeating directions at every table or scrambling through another live demo.
You’re circulating, encouraging, and watching confidence grow.
You Get to Be the Teacher Who Has the Lesson Handled
You’re prepared without spending hours preparing.
You have a project students actually want to make—and the tools to teach it confidently.
Print the template. Open the lesson. Go.
Ready for a classroom full of block-style personalities?
👉 Yes, Give Me the Minecraft-Inspired Self Portrait Drawing
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