A Different View

PROJECT SUMMARY

This project involves about 75 students in my drawing classes. The Multimedia Lab V will be used to create an introductory presentation of Andy Warhol and Pop Art. Students will begin their projects with digital Self Portraits that are later used to create contour line drawings. The drawings are then manipulated using Whole Class Fresco to create their final products. Short essays and reflections will be written to answer the project’s essential question. Multimedia Lab V or Tool Factory will then be used to upload student projects to websites for sharing with the class, family and friends.

OBJECTIVES

By the end of this project, the student will:
· be able to effectively operate a digital camera.
· be able to discuss and describe Andy Warhol and his style.
· be able to create a digital image and reproduce it into 9 different versions.
· be able to create a final product both in 2-D and electronically.
· be able to write an essay and project reflection.
· be able to display their work online.

ACTIVITIES

(Class period length is 83 mins.)
Day 1: Introduction of project using Multimedia Lab V to show examples of Andy Warhol’s artwork and Pop Art. Digital cameras will be demonstrated and students will practice. Students will work in pairs to take head shot portraits of each other.
Day 2: Pictures will be printed and students will use them to create a contour line drawing.
Day 3: Digital cameras are used again to create images of the contour line drawings, which will be burned to CDs.
Day 4: Complete Whole Class Fresco tutorials in the computer lab and discussion of color selections for projects.
Day 5: Students will work individually to create Whole Class Fresco project of 9 different versions of their portraits.
Day 6: (cont’d) Students will work individually to create Whole Class Fresco project of 9 different versions of their portraits.
Day 7: (cont’d) Students will work individually to create Whole Class Fresco project of 9 different versions of their portraits.
Day 8: Students will print their 9 images and create a final block image with 3 across and 3 down on white railroad board.
Day 9: Students will answer the essential question in a short essay and type using word processor.
Day 10: Use Multimedia Lab V or Tool Factory to create an online gallery of their artwork. Write their reflections describing what they did well and what they would have done differently.