Pop Art Inspiration Andy Warhol Inspired Self-Portrait
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Pop ART and Andy Warhol
When we were learning about different art history movements, we were so excited when we arrived at Pop Art. Andy Warhol was the inventor of Pop Art, so we did some research and then recreated his art. I completed this activity both with my children and in an art class that I teach. The kids loved using their own pictures to capture the style of POP Art!
A little Background Knowledge of Andy Warhol
Prior to recreating an Andy Warhol style of art, we did a little bit of learning first. We read the book: “Andy Warhol: Getting to know the world’s Greatest Artists” by Mike Venezia then had a discussion of his contributions to the art world. Then we got to the fun part…. The art itself. We looked at a variety of his art pieces and got inspired as we began our own versions.
Simple Steps to Create Your Own Pop Art Self-Portrait
Follow these simple steps to recreate “Pop Art” and have so much fun!!! Then don’t forget to add it to your child’s own personal art history book.
What you will need…
- A 5×7 photo of your child
- Vellum paper
- a black sharpie
- Vibrant markers
- copy machine, I use the Epson Ecotank- It is an amazing printer that has cut my printing costs tremendously!
- cardstock paper
Simple steps to make your own Andy Warhol inspired art.
- Place a piece of vellum paper over your child’s photo.
- Trace the outline of your child’s face on the vellum paper. My son always likes to make silly faces, so I allowed it, however when he decided to make his face green, he resembled the hulk 🙂
3. Once the sharpie ink is dry, place the velum paper into your photo copier, make two copies.
4. Once you have the two copies, copy them onto cardstock.
5. Using the color wheel, try to have your children color using complementary colors. Have them use bright markers and color in all the white spaces.
You can check out this website for Complementary color information and activities: KitchenTableclassroom.com
Variations: You can also use smaller pictures to create a set of four images, just as Andy Warhol did with Marilyn Monroe. I wanted to make sure that our photos fit into our art history books. The most important thing is that your child feels ownership of their art and their learning. Let them have fun recreating Pop Art!
Let me know how your Pop Art turned out. Did your kids enjoy it? Do you have any art history projects that your kids have enjoyed?
