Contact Ben Schumaker, the founder of The Memory Project, to get photographs of these children emailed to you.

- Graphite pencils (H through B) 

- Drawing paper 

- Ruler 

- white vinyl eraser

- pencil sharpener 

- blending stumps

- Kneeded eraser 

- colored pencils / paint for background (optional) 

Find an area with a large workspace where multiple sheets of paper can be laid out side by side 

Use the grid method with view finders, or freehand the portraits to create a beautiful finished product.