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Andy Warhol, Pop Art and Color Families
Andy Warhol, Pop Art and Color Families
Andy Warhol was an artist famous for creating portraits of famous people and objects.
His work featured bright flat colors and lots of repetition.
Marilyn Monrow, 1967
Marilyn Monrow, 1967
Artwork created about popular, famous, everyday things is called "Pop Art" Most pop art uses bright colors.
Let's look at a few of Andy Warhol's Pop art portraits of famous people and things.
Pay attention to Andy Warhol's use of repetition and his experimentation with color schemes.
How do you think he made his artwork?
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Elvis
Elvis
Queen Elizabeth, 1986
Queen Elizabeth, 1986
Campbell's Soup, 1962
Campbell's Soup, 1962
Mickey Mouse, 1986
Mickey Mouse, 1986
Andy Warhol liked to use mixed media to make his portraits.
He experimented and explored photography, screen printing, and painting to create his works of art.
Self Portrait, 1966
Andy Warhol enjoyed experimenting with various color combinations and color families.
Our Project: Andy Warhol Inspired Portraits
Our Project: Andy Warhol Inspired Portraits
We are creating portraits with repetition and color families, inspired by the work of Andy Warhol.
We will use cardstock paper, pencils, erasers, thin and thick sharpies, and markers.
Please watch the video below for the directions for how to start.
Finishing Your Warhol Portrait
Steps to create your Andy Warhol Inspired Portraits.
Steps to create your Andy Warhol Inspired Portraits.
Draw 4 heads, necks and shoulders.
Draw the same eyes, ears, nose, mouth, hair, collar and details for each portrait.
Trace all pencil lines with a thin sharpie. Fill in black areas with a thick sharpie.
Color each individual portrait with the color scheme of your choice. Use proper marker technique
Complete a self reflection page for your Andy Warhol portraits
When finished take a selfie with your art.
Videos about Andy Warhol and Pop Art.
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