Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Self Portraits done in Andy Warhol Style

Self Portraits done in Andy Warhol Style


Medium:  Markers

Reason for Lesson:  Give student an understanding of pop culture art, emphasizing Andy Warhol's style of art.

Label:  Pop Culture, Color

Prep Time:  Take pictures of each student…add 1 hour.  15 minutes prep time

Preparation prior to class:  Photograph was taken of each student and developed in B&W to gain highest contrast for easy copying.  Tracing paper of a 4x6 size was cut.  Copy time for each student was done in class.

Class time: 1 hour

Materials:  White cardstock, tracing paper, markers, pencil, sharpie and ruler

Instructions to Lead Lesson:

1. Trace Photograph using pencil lightly.  Be sure to instruct students to leave large gaps for color.  For example, large gap in eyebrows, lips, etc.

2. Trace over pencil using sharpie, erase any pencil markings

3.   Photocopy the 4-image.  See handout for how-to achieve this result using PV copier.


4. Use ruler to separate images

5. Use Markers, color in images.  Instructed students to use one color in one section of an image so that many colors can be used.  Encourage a white space for a more interesting effect.

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