Selfies Project:
Information From Dick Blick
The 2013 word of the year, according to the Oxford Dictionary, was “selfie.” This word was officially added to the dictionary and describes a photo someone takes of herself or himself to share with others through social media networks. Often, a selfie is taken to share an experience in a specific location, and the background is just as important as the person in the photo.
Goal:
This lesson will allow for students to see themselves surrounded by their favorite things. This will in turn help others to see what interests’ you.
Objectives:
You will reflect on what makes you, you.
Take a selfie and print it so that you can create a coloring book version of your portrait
Create a sketch for your background that tells us about yourself
Reflect on what you have created.
Materials:
Clear Acetate Sheets, Sharpie® Fine-Point Marker, 3M® Sandpaper, Oil pastels, Elmers glue
Vocabulary:
1. Proportion: Refers to the relative size and scale of the various elements in a design.
2. Selfie: A photograph that one has taken of oneself.
3. Balance: Refers to the ways in which the elements (lines, shapes, colors, textures, etc.) of a piece are arranged.
4. Unity: Occurs when all of the elements of a piece combine to make a balanced, harmonious, complete whole
5. Acetate Paper: Transparent plastic sheeting
Procedure:
1. Tape a sheet of acetate to the photocopy, positioning the face off to one side of the page.
2. With a permanent marker, trace the contours and features of the face. Don't try to draw every hair and eyelash — try to keep it simple, using as few lines as possible. As an option, the acetate may be taped to a mirror and the lines of the face traced while looking through the film into the reflection.
3. Turn the image over and use a "sander" (see Preparation, Step 2) to roughen the film just behind the portrait. Leave the rest of the film smooth. Rub the sander from all directions and in circles to scratch the area as much as possible.
4. Color the portrait on the sanded area using opaque mediums such as oil pastels, tempera paints, opaque watercolors, or acrylics. All areas of the portrait must be filled with opaque color — white areas such as teeth and eyes should not be left clear. Lighter colors should be applied first.
5. On watercolor paper, create a background image. Ask students to think of a place they would like to go to take a “selfie” to share with people, and draw or paint that image on the paper. Use the portrait as reference to determine how much of the image the face will cover. Glue that image to a 12" x 16" piece of cardboard,
poster board, or other rigid surface.
6. Glue four or more macrame beads of the same size around the edges of the background image. 7. Tape the acetate on the back side of a pre-cut mat. Place glue on the top of the beads, position the back side of the mat over the beads and press gently in place.
Assessment:
Did you create your selfie using the proper medium?
Did you create a backgroung that expresses your favorite place to be?
Did you follow the directions in the art making proceess?
Did you use the elements and principles of design to complete your composition?
Did you use your time wisely?
National Standards for Visual Arts Education
Content Standard #3 — Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas.
5-8 • Students use subjects, themes, and symbols that demonstrate knowledge of contexts, values, and aesthetics that communicate intended meaning in artworks.
Content Standard #6 — Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines.
5-8 • Students describe ways in which the principles and subject matter of other disciplines taught in the school are interrelated with the visual arts.
This lesson will allow for students to see themselves surrounded by their favorite things. This will in turn help others to see what interests’ you.
Objectives:
You will reflect on what makes you, you.
Take a selfie and print it so that you can create a coloring book version of your portrait
Create a sketch for your background that tells us about yourself
Reflect on what you have created.
Materials:
Clear Acetate Sheets, Sharpie® Fine-Point Marker, 3M® Sandpaper, Oil pastels, Elmers glue
Vocabulary:
1. Proportion: Refers to the relative size and scale of the various elements in a design.
2. Selfie: A photograph that one has taken of oneself.
3. Balance: Refers to the ways in which the elements (lines, shapes, colors, textures, etc.) of a piece are arranged.
4. Unity: Occurs when all of the elements of a piece combine to make a balanced, harmonious, complete whole
5. Acetate Paper: Transparent plastic sheeting
Procedure:
1. Tape a sheet of acetate to the photocopy, positioning the face off to one side of the page.
2. With a permanent marker, trace the contours and features of the face. Don't try to draw every hair and eyelash — try to keep it simple, using as few lines as possible. As an option, the acetate may be taped to a mirror and the lines of the face traced while looking through the film into the reflection.
3. Turn the image over and use a "sander" (see Preparation, Step 2) to roughen the film just behind the portrait. Leave the rest of the film smooth. Rub the sander from all directions and in circles to scratch the area as much as possible.
4. Color the portrait on the sanded area using opaque mediums such as oil pastels, tempera paints, opaque watercolors, or acrylics. All areas of the portrait must be filled with opaque color — white areas such as teeth and eyes should not be left clear. Lighter colors should be applied first.
5. On watercolor paper, create a background image. Ask students to think of a place they would like to go to take a “selfie” to share with people, and draw or paint that image on the paper. Use the portrait as reference to determine how much of the image the face will cover. Glue that image to a 12" x 16" piece of cardboard,
poster board, or other rigid surface.
6. Glue four or more macrame beads of the same size around the edges of the background image. 7. Tape the acetate on the back side of a pre-cut mat. Place glue on the top of the beads, position the back side of the mat over the beads and press gently in place.
Assessment:
Did you create your selfie using the proper medium?
Did you create a backgroung that expresses your favorite place to be?
Did you follow the directions in the art making proceess?
Did you use the elements and principles of design to complete your composition?
Did you use your time wisely?
National Standards for Visual Arts Education
Content Standard #3 — Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas.
5-8 • Students use subjects, themes, and symbols that demonstrate knowledge of contexts, values, and aesthetics that communicate intended meaning in artworks.
Content Standard #6 — Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines.
5-8 • Students describe ways in which the principles and subject matter of other disciplines taught in the school are interrelated with the visual arts.