Abstract
The present paper examines the effects of prior technique practice in the production of self-portraits utilizing acrylic gouache among third-year junior high school students. We hypothesized that technique practice would work effectively to improve the sense of satisfaction of students with respect to their works.The results of a questionnaire survey conducted after the practice revealed that approximately 70% of the students experienced a sense of satisfaction through creation of a self-portrait. In addition, based on the impressions of the students, two factors were extracted as factors that increase the sense of satisfaction with the improvement of studentsʼ skills through technique practice as the foundation: the effect of inhibiting resistance to painting and the effect of progressive utilization of creative skills. Technique practice led to overcoming the perception of not being proficient at painting and expanded the possibilities of coloring methods, thereby encouraging further creativity. As a result, the students could harmonize the themes they created with their skills, leading to the materialization of more satisfying works.
