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Webelos – 4th Grade
Art Explosion
Elective
Requirement 1

Drawing the Artist

Webelos – 4th Grade
Art Explosion
Elective
Requirement 1

Drawing the Artist

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts learn the art of drawing a self-portrait.

Indoor
2
3
2
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  • 8 ½” x 11” paper, multiple sheets for each Cub Scout
  • Pencil, one for each Cub Scout
  • Colored pencils, enough to share
  • Large eraser, one to share for every two Cub Scouts
  • Pencil sharpener, one for every two Cub Scouts
  • Handheld mirror for each Cub Scout or a picture of themselves
  • Webelos handbook

Before the meeting:

  1. Gather supplies.
  2. Familiarize yourself with how to draw a self-portrait. Consider watching the YouTube video How to draw a SELF-PORTRAIT – Easy steps for kids. (Duration 8 minutes, 12 seconds.)
  3. Become familiar with the different types of pencils and drawing techniques with a pencil including; hatching and crosshatching, stippling, scribbling, circling, shading, highlighting, and rendering. Reference pages 130-133 in the Webelos handbook.
  4. Make samples of hatching, crosshatching, stippling, scribbling, circling, shading, highlighting, and rendering with pencils to use as examples.
  5. Set up meeting space for Cub Scouts to have a flat space and room to draw.

During the meeting:

  1. Gather the Cub Scouts and show them the different techniques of using pencils for art. After you demonstrate a method have Cub Scouts try the method on their own.
  2. Explain to Cub Scouts that a self-portrait is like a selfie but instead of using a camera, you draw yourself using pencils, markers, or paint.
  3. Give instructions on how to draw faces and have Cub Scouts draw as they follow along.
  4. Start with drawing a large egg shape for the head, drawing lightly with a pencil.
  5. Lightly draw a horizontal line across the middle of the egg. Then draw a vertical line down the middle of the egg.
  6. For the nose, make a small mark at the halfway point in the lower half of the egg.
  7. For the mouth, make another small mark at the halfway point between the nose mark and the bottom of the egg.
  8. To complete the nose, draw a small triangle from the center spot of the egg ending at the nose mark.
  9. For the eyes, draw a straight line from bottom of the triangle to the midway point line. This marks the inside ending point of the eye. Draw an oval for the eyes with the center of the eye being in the center line. Add the pupils, eyelids, eyelashes, and eyebrows.
  10. Draw the mouth with the mark being the top of the mouth.
  11. The top of the ears is at the top of the vertical line.
  12. Using the mirror, examine the shape of the jaw. Is it square, round, or triangle? Make the necessary adjustment to the egg.
  13. Add the hair.
  14. Erase the guidelines, the lightly drawn vertical, horizontal, and egg shape lines.
  15. Add color.
  16. Have Cub Scouts sign and date their self-portrait.

Tip: Most people find drawing faces very challenging. Reassure Cub Scouts that all the artwork will look different from each other but that’s ok!

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Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.