In this article, the author, an art teacher, relates how she struggles every year with finding the time for every lesson she wants to do with her students. Because of time constraints, she always had to make a decision each quarter as to whether her seventh graders would do an artist research lesson, a multimedia project, or a unit on portraits. Because each lesson takes so much class time to cover thoroughly, she is always disappointed that her students do not have time to explore all three processes. Recently, she tried out a new lesson that combined all three of these projects. Students were then able to explore different art styles and media, while at the same time learning some basic drawing techniques. The details of how to facilitate this lesson are presented.