Roy Lichtenstein Self Portrait Lesson Plan

Self Portrait 1978 137г 178 Cm By Roy Lichtenstein History Analysis Lesson: create: your own comic self portrait in the style of roy lichtenstein 1. to understand a comic self portrait, first discuss comics and a cartoonist. a good cartoonist is one who can extract the main details of an object or a human being and simplify it in shapes so that one can recognize and be attracted to what they’re looking at. Day 1: go over the proportions p.p. with students. pass out mirrors and have students do a practice drawing of their self portrait. day 2: view the pop art p.p. and talk about roy lichtenstein. discuss the ben day dots. have students draw a self portrait using only line. trace with black sharpie. day 3 4: add the ben day dots and stripes.

Roy Lichtenstein 1923 1997 Self Portrait Christie S Directions. start by lightly sketching your face with a pencil. remember, the eyes go in the middle of the head, not up near the top! trace all the lines with a black sharpie marker. fill in the dots with the desired pencil crayon colors. this may take some time, but neatly colored dots will make a successful picture. 3. lichtenstein dot art self portrait. hand the kids a mirror and let them have some fun drawing their own faces on paper! then, follow pink stripey socks to fill in the portrait with dots, a la lichtenstein. use thick markers for younger kids, so it’s easier to fill up the empty spaces. 4. Created on march 20, 2012 by artfulartsyamy. students will learn about the history of pop art and focus specifically on artist lichtenstein. students will use photos of themselves to create a rasterized, lichtenstein pop style portrait. Roy lichtenstein (1923 1997) was a american painter who is well known for his pop art depictions of everyday objects. his paintings are instantly recognizable as he often simulated the ben day dot patterns present in the commercial printing of comic books, newspapers, and other mainstream media. “ pop art looks out into the world.