6th Grade Pop Art Unit Project #2

The class began with a YouTube video about Andy Warhol

We looked at some of his artwork and talked about why it was art, and why some think it wasn’t. 

I took a picture of each student and they used overhead projector sheets to trace their facial features 

Once their face was traced, I photocopied it. They used a 12x18 piece of drawing paper and a light table  (which my maintenance man made for me!  Under the counter light from lowes, 2x4s,  plexi glass and VIOLA! )

Students used the light table to trace their face 4 times on the 12x18 paper. They then go over their pencil lines with sharpie, then they are ready to begin painting. 

Each student was instructed to use 3 colors for their faces, paying attention to overlapping lines which create new shapes. 

After they painted their faces, they were instructed to use a ruler to draw 5-10 lines through their background. They chose 5 or more of the shapes created by the lines to add simple sharpie designs. 

Students used 2 colors to paint their background which they did not use in their faces. 

The final results were better than I had hoped for!