Transcript Andy Warhol Webquest

Andy Warhol Pop Art
for 6th Grade Art
Prepared by Mrs. Caywood
During this lesson you will
Learn about Pop Art as a style and art
movement
 Learn about Andy Warhol
 Use computer technology
to alter a digital photo to create
your own Pop Art photo
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POP ART !!!!!!!
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Pop comes from the word POPULAR
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It began as a style of art in England in the
mid 1950s and came to the U.S later the
same decade.
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Pop art includes images of popular consumer
goods, advertising, comic books, and famous
individuals.
POP ARTISTS
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Some of the big names in the Pop Art style are:
Roy Lichtenstein
Claus Oldenburg
Andy Warhol- the most famous of
all the American Pop artists.
The man on the left is Warhol. Do
you know who the others are?
LINKS
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http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/p/popart.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_art
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/pop_art.html
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/warhol_and
y.html
Explore the Andy Warhol Museum online:
http://www.warhol.org/default.asp
Pop Art Project
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For this portion of the project you will use
Photoshop Elements software to alter one of
the digital photographs found in the Caywood
shared folder located in the “U” drive.
You will use one of the photos to create an
Andy Warhol inspired self-portrait.
Directions- read & follow them carefully
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Open Photoshop Elements using the icon
in the launcher
Use the pull down menu under file, scroll down
to “open”, go the Caywood shared folder in the
“U” drive, open 6I or 6N folder and open your
photo.
Crop the photo so your face is the primary
subject. You can do this by using the select
tool. The crop command is in the pull down
menu under “image”.
Pop Art photo cont.
CREDITS
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Images
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/uk_enl_1204166747/html/1.stm
http://www.lovecolors.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/andy-warhol-01.jpg