Lichtenstein Style Self-Portraits

Students in grades 4-6 learned about American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein and created these dynamic self-portraits in a similar style. We began by drawing self-portraits in pencil as realistically as possible. Students then outlined the portrait in sharpie and added an action word and some lines or shapes around the word for emphasis. Next, students drew in several shapes and painted them in with the primary colors. We used primary colors and benday dots to stay in theme with the old school vintage style of early comic strips. This is a great project to teach about pop art while incorporating some elements that can capture the artist's personality.

Lichtenstein Style Portraits

These dynamic portraits were inspired by Pop Artist Roy Lichtenstein. We began by drawing a realistic portrait. I demonstrated the proper proportions in the face and how to use the oil pastels to create value. We then painted in the background and added action words, similar to the comic book style paintings of Roy Lichtenstein. The use of primary colors and dots were also common in Lichtenstein's paintings. Self-Portraits are always really popular with the 1st-3rd grade students. You can see so much of the child's personality shining through in the artwork!