In your sketchbook, produce an account of the work you have done this term. Put a light background down on one page of your sketchbook. Write the title “Pop Portrait” at the top and divide the page into four sections. In each section write about one of the different aspects of the project. In the boxes below are some words and phrases you could use in each of the sections.

 

Section 1 –  Artists links: Write about the artists you studies in this project. Andy Warhol,  Shepherd Fairey, April Bey. Describe their work.

 

Section 2 - write about the main features of Pop Art.

Popular Culture.       Cinema       Celebrity         Billboards            Posters          Commercial Products       Flat Colours             Text          Iconic images           Slogans            Collage          Series         Photography         Flags         Packaging      Collage  1950s and 1960s.     Britain and USA

 

Section 3 - write about what you did to make your prep sheet. Describe the techniques and processes used to start your Pop Art piece

Acrylic paint     Bubble wrap     wide brushes     Light tones   Portrait photos          Lettering     Drawing     Words & phrases     Tracing     copying          colouring pencils    

 

Paragraph 4 – Presentation: how you set about making your final piece,

Sketching             laying out               composition                     underpainting               selecting         order of work          finishing             Selecting       colour studies      Black paint    

 

Paragraph 5 – Self assessment

In this paragraph write down how you think you did in the project. You should write at least five sentences. Explain what you did well and what you think you could have done better. Say what your favourite activity was. Were you pleased with your final piece?