Grade: Pre-K through 12 (depending upon criteria)
This project was so much fun! We started by seeing examples of Pop art and then made observations such as color, shape and design. The kids did a wonderful job identifying the fun factor of these works. We mainly discussed Andy Warhol and how he transformed pre-existing images by making them bright and colorful. After the kids understood the basis of Pop art they got to do their own!
First I took close up photos of all of my students and then manipulated the images to reveal the shadows and highlights. This is important if you want your kids to focus on the dimension of the face. They then got their image and were able to color all over the paper with bright "Pop" colors. To keep the colors bright we used oil pastels. They are the ideal medium for this project.
This was a great lesson and can be built around any age level.
Take a look at the results!
-Art Lady
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