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Arcimboldo Fruit and Veggie Portrait
Arcimboldo Fruit and Veggie Portrait
Have you ever heard the quote “you are what you eat”? Now that you have been learning about making healthy food choices, this saying might mean more to you than ever before. People have known about the power of healthy food choices for a long time.
Back in the 1500s, an Italian painter named Arcimboldo began turning heads with his composite portraits which were often made of fruits and vegetables. Some people thought he shouldn’t be taken serious as an artist as he was poking fun at the art form of portraits. Others thought he was an artistic genius. Take a moment to look through a number of his works and decide what you think about Arcimboldo and his work.
Your art project is to create an Arcimboldo style portrait. You may think it’s impossible, but it’s really a lot easier than you think. All you have to do is roll the dice and see where the numbers take you.
Steps:
Watch the Video Lesson
Have the Roll-A-Portrait sheet and your dice ready to go.
Gather up your supplies. You’ll need a piece of paper, a pencil, maybe a Sharpie marker, then whatever you’d like to color with. You can use paint, colored pencils, crayons or markers, whatever you are most comfortable with.
Next, let the games begin. Roll the dice, your first roll will tell you what kind of mouth to put on your portrait. Your second roll will tell you what kind of nose to add, the third roll will be the cheeks, followed by the eyebrows and chin. You may need to practice the fruits and veggies a few times on some scratch paper before you add it to the portrait.
Don’t feel like you have to stop there. Keep on rolling for your ears, neck, hair, etc. You can roll and add as much as you like.
As you are working, keep the Elements of Art and Principles of Design in mind. For this project, it may be a good idea to focus on color, space and repetition or pattern.
When you have finished drawing, add color to the piece.
Show your finished portrait to a friend or a family member. Point out the healthy food choices, explain what you know, compare ideas on what you like and don’t like. Maybe even suggest something you would like to try in the future.
Last, complete your Artist’s Statement. You can use this form, you can write about your work on your own or you can just tell someone. Be sure to discuss the process of your artwork, how you created it, explain the artistic choices you made, share one thing you love about your piece and one thing you would change if you could.
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