Time Period: 4-5, 30-minute class periods
Standards:
Standard 1: Creating, performing and participating in the arts
Standard 2: Knowing and using arts materials and resources
Standard 3: Responding to and analyzing works of art
Standard 4: Understanding the cultural dimension and contributions of the arts
Materials:
Oak Tag Paper, Tempera Paint, Black Marker, Q-Tips, Pencil
Instructional Objective:
The students will discover the artwork of Roy Lichtenstein who was a prominent Pop Artist. He was best known for his comic book-like paintings where he used thick black lines, primary colors (red, yellow and blue) and benday dots. The students will explore the Pop Art movement and create their own comic book-like painting using an onomatopoeia word inside a bubble.
Motivation:
The students will discover what an onomatopoeia is (a word that is a sound, i.e. Meow or Boom). As a class we will make a list of onomatopoeia’s on the board and students will be able to choose which word they will work with to illustrate.
They will create benday dots using q-tips.
Show example comics, preferably ones with the bad printing, just like Lichtenstein was trying to imitate with his Benday dots.
Artist(s):
Roy Lichtenstein
Vocabulary:
Primary Colors (Red, Yellow, Blue), Benday Dots, Pop Art, Onomatopoeia
Delivery of Instruction:
Step 1:
· Introduce Roy Lichtenstein to the students. Give a brief description of his life while showing some of his artwork.
· Introduce the term “Pop Art” to the students. Ask them questions about how his artwork differs from traditional artists. Why did he choose to only use the most basic colors, the primary colors? (A: Simplicity. To bring art to a simple, “comical” level.) Discuss.
· Points of discussion:
-Why he made his art like a comic?
-The use of words and onomatopoeia
-The simplifying of art. Comparing an impressionist painter to Pop Artists
Step 2:
· The lesson: The students will create an image of an onomatopoeia word, such as “POW” or “WHAM!”, and create it into Pop Art. They will need to use the 3 primary colors: Red, Yellow and Blue, as well as black and white.
· In order for the students to use secondary colors: Purple, Orange and Green, the students must create them using Benday dots. The dots are like the pixels in our tv. When these dots are put together using either two colors or including black or white, it will change the color or shade of that area. They will create this look using q-tips.
Step 3:
· The students will first sketch their drawing on a small paper. Once it has been approved the student may draw their image on a larger oak tag.
· After drawing the pencil drawing, trace the lines with a black sharpie. Next the student may start painting. Make sure before using benday dots that the area is painted first.
Closure:
Have the students mount their paper on a larger black construction paper. Create a bulletin board for the paintings that will include onomatopoeias such as “Pow” and “Wham!”
Extended Practice:
Have an activity available for the students where they can color in a painting of Roy Lichtenstein’s.
Wall Text:
Lichtenstein was an American pop artist whose work frequently had a comic book style. His work features thick outlines, bold colors such as the primary colors (Red, Yellow and Blue) and Benday dots (which are small colored dots used to create an illusion of color). An example of Benday dots would be using red and yellow dots to create the illusion of orange.
The students studied the works of Lichtenstein and created their own painting in his style. They used thick outlines, bold primary colors and Benday dots to create the illusion of secondary colors (Purple, Green and Orange). Some students even emulated the Lichtenstein’s style of subject by painting comic book words, onomatopoeia, such as “POW!” or “WHAM!”
Standards:
Standard 1: Creating, performing and participating in the arts
Standard 2: Knowing and using arts materials and resources
Standard 3: Responding to and analyzing works of art
Standard 4: Understanding the cultural dimension and contributions of the arts
Materials:
Oak Tag Paper, Tempera Paint, Black Marker, Q-Tips, Pencil
Instructional Objective:
The students will discover the artwork of Roy Lichtenstein who was a prominent Pop Artist. He was best known for his comic book-like paintings where he used thick black lines, primary colors (red, yellow and blue) and benday dots. The students will explore the Pop Art movement and create their own comic book-like painting using an onomatopoeia word inside a bubble.
Motivation:
The students will discover what an onomatopoeia is (a word that is a sound, i.e. Meow or Boom). As a class we will make a list of onomatopoeia’s on the board and students will be able to choose which word they will work with to illustrate.
They will create benday dots using q-tips.
Show example comics, preferably ones with the bad printing, just like Lichtenstein was trying to imitate with his Benday dots.
Artist(s):
Roy Lichtenstein
Vocabulary:
Primary Colors (Red, Yellow, Blue), Benday Dots, Pop Art, Onomatopoeia
Delivery of Instruction:
Step 1:
· Introduce Roy Lichtenstein to the students. Give a brief description of his life while showing some of his artwork.
· Introduce the term “Pop Art” to the students. Ask them questions about how his artwork differs from traditional artists. Why did he choose to only use the most basic colors, the primary colors? (A: Simplicity. To bring art to a simple, “comical” level.) Discuss.
· Points of discussion:
-Why he made his art like a comic?
-The use of words and onomatopoeia
-The simplifying of art. Comparing an impressionist painter to Pop Artists
Step 2:
· The lesson: The students will create an image of an onomatopoeia word, such as “POW” or “WHAM!”, and create it into Pop Art. They will need to use the 3 primary colors: Red, Yellow and Blue, as well as black and white.
· In order for the students to use secondary colors: Purple, Orange and Green, the students must create them using Benday dots. The dots are like the pixels in our tv. When these dots are put together using either two colors or including black or white, it will change the color or shade of that area. They will create this look using q-tips.
Step 3:
· The students will first sketch their drawing on a small paper. Once it has been approved the student may draw their image on a larger oak tag.
· After drawing the pencil drawing, trace the lines with a black sharpie. Next the student may start painting. Make sure before using benday dots that the area is painted first.
Closure:
Have the students mount their paper on a larger black construction paper. Create a bulletin board for the paintings that will include onomatopoeias such as “Pow” and “Wham!”
Extended Practice:
Have an activity available for the students where they can color in a painting of Roy Lichtenstein’s.
Wall Text:
Lichtenstein was an American pop artist whose work frequently had a comic book style. His work features thick outlines, bold colors such as the primary colors (Red, Yellow and Blue) and Benday dots (which are small colored dots used to create an illusion of color). An example of Benday dots would be using red and yellow dots to create the illusion of orange.
The students studied the works of Lichtenstein and created their own painting in his style. They used thick outlines, bold primary colors and Benday dots to create the illusion of secondary colors (Purple, Green and Orange). Some students even emulated the Lichtenstein’s style of subject by painting comic book words, onomatopoeia, such as “POW!” or “WHAM!”