Materials:
- Paper
- Black and White Photographs of each student
- Watercolor Paint
- Paintbrushes
- Water
- Sharpie Marker
- Pencils
- Tracing Paper
- Light Boxes/ Windows
1. Print out each student's portrait in black and white.
2. Either directly onto the print out, or onto a piece of tracing paper, trace over the major outlines of the portrait. Don't forget hair lines and chins! I demonstrate how to draw just the bridge and nostrils and not an entire "triangle" around the nose. I also explain that if their teeth are showing, not to draw in every single tooth but rather an outline of the shape.
3. Using a light box or a window, trace that contour onto a piece of "good paper."
4. I printed out paper with horizontal lines to place under neath their portait to use as a guide. It was my attempt to have them make nice, straight and organized dots. Some students, however, had a hard time seeing the lines beneath their portraits, oh well.
Using just a small dish of water, students used just the eraser end of a pencil to dip into the water and then into a watercolor well. They used this method to stamp in their dots.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PZDtPy42yvexnthd71bHTlMXNuAkc5pyc-tMK6iUcWNMVJgw7JADAWju-OrqfAQqf4t82vXCySunyRZQTukhph9KA1AtTUwZpKxGCyLB8tRvNmMpjlnozQLPHwpA6V68H1_lm9jt7JQ/s320/DSC05119.jpg)
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My only requirement was to use ben day dots for their skin. Other areas were optional to either fill in with dots or paint in solid. Adding a speech bubble was also optional.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FCBJIIHDn47-ZnWK0ELjkeRbM-FBzhVY1Xo7V3fTH6ZxEUhXD5imi6en60BZonHOvFUOH-rdbui_0BqcNA7fUi0kfCNfWooCECAWafehTOJ0Bce960e2LPJp3HOYugo5wlb4bRt5hMU/s320/DSC05117.jpg)
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5. Outline with sharpie.
Lichtenstein examples:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rGgL871uZFJEEF7P_Nhy8pr9fKGRe4WC-rpqF34RhAkiLKbNcEZTfZ-3ZbUya9VugbNiMnp5D_zm6Qx7HS3Ut66REqaXSzBB4eUryqbqa74ROvD_OP3_WmAlh-e_DtTUFudHLRYUugI/s320/comic_paint2.jpeg)
Pin It- Paper
- Black and White Photographs of each student
- Watercolor Paint
- Paintbrushes
- Water
- Sharpie Marker
- Pencils
- Tracing Paper
- Light Boxes/ Windows
1. Print out each student's portrait in black and white.
2. Either directly onto the print out, or onto a piece of tracing paper, trace over the major outlines of the portrait. Don't forget hair lines and chins! I demonstrate how to draw just the bridge and nostrils and not an entire "triangle" around the nose. I also explain that if their teeth are showing, not to draw in every single tooth but rather an outline of the shape.
3. Using a light box or a window, trace that contour onto a piece of "good paper."
4. I printed out paper with horizontal lines to place under neath their portait to use as a guide. It was my attempt to have them make nice, straight and organized dots. Some students, however, had a hard time seeing the lines beneath their portraits, oh well.
Using just a small dish of water, students used just the eraser end of a pencil to dip into the water and then into a watercolor well. They used this method to stamp in their dots.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PZDtPy42yvexnthd71bHTlMXNuAkc5pyc-tMK6iUcWNMVJgw7JADAWju-OrqfAQqf4t82vXCySunyRZQTukhph9KA1AtTUwZpKxGCyLB8tRvNmMpjlnozQLPHwpA6V68H1_lm9jt7JQ/s320/DSC05119.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-J5SwgrmIS9Pfg21fp48aHMufQdqP3agENbN532kBe1BeU9BAV1a4Ozjt46oUlfK0Q3KFlpETHj2bdaUkcidBKMZboky6n213IEq8X0i0kIBhN2xBb4wiR2LCfUMY-sillT5m09oMSM4/s320/DSC05121.jpg)
My only requirement was to use ben day dots for their skin. Other areas were optional to either fill in with dots or paint in solid. Adding a speech bubble was also optional.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FCBJIIHDn47-ZnWK0ELjkeRbM-FBzhVY1Xo7V3fTH6ZxEUhXD5imi6en60BZonHOvFUOH-rdbui_0BqcNA7fUi0kfCNfWooCECAWafehTOJ0Bce960e2LPJp3HOYugo5wlb4bRt5hMU/s320/DSC05117.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjZzVFOWjSWdcJ3D-XsSy6TCk7o2oc27OaQm0rDanBgpz_WXEoQbyuVSb5Q1MXDwmosPdgH7dln7ePsFkbg3lUeCagNDsU87MamckObnxe3pm-ufn1NcZ8J_TkJEHOIyPWqFiTsp41Pw/s320/DSC05125.jpg)
5. Outline with sharpie.
Lichtenstein examples:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rGgL871uZFJEEF7P_Nhy8pr9fKGRe4WC-rpqF34RhAkiLKbNcEZTfZ-3ZbUya9VugbNiMnp5D_zm6Qx7HS3Ut66REqaXSzBB4eUryqbqa74ROvD_OP3_WmAlh-e_DtTUFudHLRYUugI/s320/comic_paint2.jpeg)
This was great! I was wanting to incorporate more art into my room this year, and this tutorial is perfect for me.
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The Meek Moose
These are cute; we had a lot of fun doing this year in my classroom. I posted a image based, downloadable, tutorial on it last November http://artfulartsyamy.blogspot.com/2011/11/lesson-plan-lichtenstein-pop-art-self.html
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to try this out with my older students! When I do it I will make sure to link to it on my blog!
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