Pop Art Selfies

Lesson Plan

Description

Students will analyze portraits created by Andy Warhol. They will create a pop art inspired self-portrait using repetition, line, and color with paint and pastels.

Level

Intermediate

Areas of Study

Portrait Chalk Pastels Color Line Pop Art

Collections

Exploring Pop Art

Lesson Objectives

Students will explore and analyze Andy Warhol’s pop art portrait style.

Students will apply their understanding of pop art portraiture by creating their own self-portrait..

Students will use pastels to add repetition, line, and color to create pop art inspired patterns.

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Teaching Strategies

Facilitate a discussion on the pop art movement and guide students in analyzing Andy Warhol’s pop art portrait style.
Demonstrate how to outline important features of the self-portrait photocopies.
Demonstrate how to trace and paint a face and background using contrasting colors.
Discuss how pop art patterns can add variety to the painted portraits.

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National Standards

Create

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Time Requirements

Teacher Prep Time

30 minutes

Demonstration Time

20 minutes

Student Studio Time

3 hours

Supplies and Materials

12” x 18” white paper
5” x 7” copies of student selfies
Tempera paint
Paint brushes
Chalk pastels

National Standards

Create

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Steps

Examine Pop Art

Discuss the Pop Art Movement. Examine Pop Art and analyze Andy Warhol’s Pop Art portrait style. Investigate how the use of color, line, and repetition influence the ways the viewer sees the subject of the portrait. Consider how an image of a person can express a message.

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