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Multiple Level Lesson Plan

Value Portraits

Created on October 13, 2012 by ArtLadyHBK

Painting self portraits in a simplified POP style with a focus on creating different values and strong contrast with watercolors.

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THE PLAN
1.Students will understand value
2.Students will create a self portrait
3.Students will understand how to create different values with watercolors
1.Computer
2.Digital Camera
3.Watercolor
4.Watercolor Paper
5.Pencil
6.Masking Fluid
7.Brushes

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1. Photograph Students
2. Edit Photographs to B&W then Posterize using photo editing application. Free online editor: Pixlr (45 min)
3. Print photos for student reference of value map
4. Students will draw out or trace the areas of different values. (20 min.)
5. Students will apply masking fluid to the areas that will remain white. (10 min.)
6. Students will apply a watercolor wash of the lightest value areas in the color of their choice. (5 min.)
7. Students will gradually apply different values of watercolor to their portrait to create contrast between different areas of their portrait. (20 min.)
8. Once paint is dry remove masked areas. A hair dryer can help to speed up the drying time! (5 min.)
9. Create Artist Statement
Students will create an Artist Statement discussing what was learned in the creation and process of the painting.
Blog post sharing photos of process:
http://capitolofcreativity.weebly.com/1/post/2012/10/value-self-portraits.html
Easy & quick watercolor painting project that really opened students' mind to the potential of watercolors to create a variety of values.
Students loved learning about masking fluid and how to protect areas of their paintings.
Feel free to contact me with questions or comments.
THE STANDARDS

Visual Arts Standard 1:
Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes


[K-4] Students use different media, techniques, and processes to communicate ideas, experiences, and stories
[5-8] Students select media, techniques, and processes; analyze what makes them effective or not effective in communicating ideas; and reflect upon the effectiveness of their choices

Visual Arts Standard 2:
Using knowledge of structures and functions


[5-8] Students employ organizational structures and analyze what makes them effective or not effective in the communication of ideas
[5-8] Students generalize about the effects of visual structures and functions and reflect upon these effects in their own work

Visual Arts Standard 4:
Understanding the visual arts in relation to history and cultures


[5-8] Students describe and place a variety of art objects in historical and cultural contexts

Visual Arts Standard 5:
Reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others


[5-8] Students describe and compare a variety of individual responses to their own artworks and to artworks from various eras and cultures
THE FEATURES
Andy Warhol
Pop Art
Color/Value, Contrast, Shape, Space
Watercolor
Technology