Pop Art Portraits Pop Art was an art movement during the 1950s that took place in
America and Great Britain. Pop art is short for Popular Culture
that includes categories of culture such as comics, advertising,
music, famous figures and any other kind of subject that found
its way into the public eye. Most generations of youth are
identified by the Popular Culture of the time period.
Learning Targets
• Create a piece of work that identifies a popular person from society
• Understand the use of the Ben Day Dots.
• Explain the differences of RGB and CMYK.
Higher Order Thinking Questions (Microsoft Word)
1. Who have you selected and how does he/she fit into Popular Culture?
2. What kinds of color schemes were used?
3. Compare and contrast your work to the work of Andy Warhol? What newer popular culture has
evolved since the 1960s?
Vocabulary
Gradient Tool (G,) Magic Wand (W), Ben Day Dots, CMYK, Popular Culture, Color Halftone, Threshold, Selective
Coloring, Quick Mask Mode
Assessment (Standard Rubric) Project Requirements
• 9 x 9 inches, 72 ppi, RGB Color • Use of Warhol coloring and Lichtenstein style background
• Project utilizes various color schemes
• Artwork must contain at least 6 variations
• Select a person from your popular culture to portray in this style of work
Craftsmanship/Technique • Composition is organized in a thoughtful and purposeful way • Color Halftone • Threshold • Changes in opacity
• Use of intense color • Use of a specific artist’s style
Productivity/Self Direction • Uses class time efficiently to develop a piece of work
Critical Thinking/Problem Solving • Completion of the project reflection template
Critical Response • Completion of the Higher Order Thinking Questions
using the Google Form • Advanced use of art related vocabulary that references
aesthetic, global, or cultural contexts
Lesson Procedure Color Half Tone and Threshold
1. Use the Quick Mask Mode to select your object. Paint around the object using the brush tool or use
the eraser for eliminating areas you over painted.
2. Drag the selection to a new canvas and Free Transform the size of the object.
3. Duplicate the layer
4. Adjust the image to a black and white: Image > Adjustments > Threshold
5. Create a new layer for a background color.
6. Select the Gradient Tool
7. Click on the Gradient in the Menu Bar to adjust the colors. The small squares in the Gradient are color
stops, they can be adjusted by double clicking on the color. Click OK when finished.
8. To use the Gradient Tool click and drag top to bottom while holding your click, release when you get to
the end.
9. Create the Color Halftone (Ben Day Dots) to the background. Choose Filter > Pixellate > Color Halftone
10. Use the selection tool to select areas then use the Paint Bucket to fill in color (hair, skin, clothing, etc) Resources 28 Pop Art Tutorials
60 Vintage Tutorials
Pop Art
Andy Warhol
Roy Lichtenstein
Jasper Johns
David Hockney
Keith Harring
Robert Rauschenberg
Color Stops
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