Andy Warhol was an American artist who was a leader in the Pop Art movement in the 1950’s and 60’s. This visual art movement was a challenge to fine art traditions because it focused on elevating everyday items from popular and mass culture to be seen as art.
You have most likely seen his art or the influence of his art without even realizing it. (He's the guy famous for the Campbell Soup Cans...but we are going to focus on his portraits of famous people - for which he was also well known!)
For more info, please see: www.theartstory.org/artist-warhol-andy-artworks.htm
The portraits below belong to Andy Warhol (except for one...can you guess?)
You have most likely seen his art or the influence of his art without even realizing it. (He's the guy famous for the Campbell Soup Cans...but we are going to focus on his portraits of famous people - for which he was also well known!)
For more info, please see: www.theartstory.org/artist-warhol-andy-artworks.htm
The portraits below belong to Andy Warhol (except for one...can you guess?)
OPTIONS:
* Repeated self portrait (as pictured above)
* Family portrait (using photos of members of your family)
* Pattern with 2 or 3 people repeated
* Self portrait and pet(s)
To create a riff on Andy Warhol’s POP ART portraits:
1. Take a photo of yourself from the shoulders on up (or have someone take a photo of
you.) Make sure your background is simple and your portrait takes up most of the
space. Upload to your computer and crop to a square (either in Picmonkey or before
using Picmonkey.)
2. Go to picmonkey.com and start a new collage. Choose the Square
Deal layout and set it up with 9 squares. Customize your spacing
(I prefer no spacing) in the Background (palette) tab.
3. In the top tab (Images), choose Add Images and upload your photo.
Drag it to each square. (Or get rid of the suggested images and then
click Autofill.)
4. Hover over a cell and click the Edit button in the top left corner.
Click Open Image in Editor at the bottom of the mini window and
you’ll jump from Collage to Editor. Then click the Effects tab and scroll
down to Warhol. Play around with the colors until you find one that you
like. The first color applies to shadows, and the second applies to
highlights.
5. After you’ve picked your colors in that one square, click Back to
Collage at the very top of the tool panel and it will be in your collage.
Do the same thing with the photo in each square. Play with your colors
and make sure they all look good next to each other.
6. When finished, choose "EXPORT" and save it to your desktop. Turn it in on your blog and send me a copy of the pic on Google Classroom, too.
* Repeated self portrait (as pictured above)
* Family portrait (using photos of members of your family)
* Pattern with 2 or 3 people repeated
* Self portrait and pet(s)
To create a riff on Andy Warhol’s POP ART portraits:
1. Take a photo of yourself from the shoulders on up (or have someone take a photo of
you.) Make sure your background is simple and your portrait takes up most of the
space. Upload to your computer and crop to a square (either in Picmonkey or before
using Picmonkey.)
2. Go to picmonkey.com and start a new collage. Choose the Square
Deal layout and set it up with 9 squares. Customize your spacing
(I prefer no spacing) in the Background (palette) tab.
3. In the top tab (Images), choose Add Images and upload your photo.
Drag it to each square. (Or get rid of the suggested images and then
click Autofill.)
4. Hover over a cell and click the Edit button in the top left corner.
Click Open Image in Editor at the bottom of the mini window and
you’ll jump from Collage to Editor. Then click the Effects tab and scroll
down to Warhol. Play around with the colors until you find one that you
like. The first color applies to shadows, and the second applies to
highlights.
5. After you’ve picked your colors in that one square, click Back to
Collage at the very top of the tool panel and it will be in your collage.
Do the same thing with the photo in each square. Play with your colors
and make sure they all look good next to each other.
6. When finished, choose "EXPORT" and save it to your desktop. Turn it in on your blog and send me a copy of the pic on Google Classroom, too.
Blog Post:
1. What did you have to pay attention to in balancing your colors in each photo and within the whole piece?
2. What is your opinion of Pop Art? (Andy Warhol's art, not just our project)
Why do you like or not like it?
1. What did you have to pay attention to in balancing your colors in each photo and within the whole piece?
2. What is your opinion of Pop Art? (Andy Warhol's art, not just our project)
Why do you like or not like it?