DAPHNE, Ala. — Some research on one’s self put inquiring minds in  perspective at a Bay Rivers Art Guild summer art camp class on Monday; the camp lasts through July 25 and still has spaces available.

The class — “Picture Me”  for 10-year-olds and up — kicked off with kids clipping magazine images of things they like; the clippings adorned portfolios that will later hold their drawings.

Discussion on politics — some held passionate views toward a particular presidential candidate — and princesses — flowed as the young artists rustled, cut and glued.

Students showed their personalities as they presented their finished portfolios to the class.

Jillian Bridges, 11, obviously enjoys the outdoors and likes to kayak, while Preston Barrow, 13, likes hunting, cars and girls.

Tarin Majure, an art therapist and the class’ teacher, was careful to promote individuality.

“As we do artwork this week, don’t compare yours to somebody else’s,” she said. “Just pay attention about your own art work.

“You may be real surprised.”

Others agreed that expectations shouldn’t limit their creativity.

The drawings could exceed the images in their heads, Farran Barrow, 11, and Truett Majure, 8, said.

The final project will be self portraits, Majure said.

“We will draw ourselves and recreate it in several different ways,” she said, displaying an example of her son’s picture that she then drew in a distorted, Pablo Picasso fashion.

To prepare, the class learned how to draw faces by dividing paper into quadrants; they made eyes in the center, drew three lines through the face’s oval to divide it in thirds. This gave guidance for the lips, nose and ears.

They finished the pieces with pencil-drawn hair and eyebrows.

Majure then showed children examples of face shapes and had them pull the hair back from their foreheads to determine if they had an oval, heart, square, long or round face.

They laughed while helping each other identify facial components, and made funny faces as they pulled bangs from their eyes.

“I’m a heart,” Jillian said.

Students said they’ve learned much from the class even in the first day.

“I learned how to draw a face easier,” Preston Barrow, 13, said.

 “I wanted to learn some art in case, when I grow up, I want to be an artist,” Farran said. “I like it because I get to meet new people and learn new things.”

BRAG President Marion McAleer said this class, along with others, helps children use their creativity during the summer.

“It develops their personality and shows individuality,” she said. “I looked at what they did and could tell which one was whose.”