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THE PERFECT SELFIE

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Do you have LOTS of friends? Do you have ONE very close friends? Is it your pet? Is your best friend YOU? I bet you’re missing your friends right now with the ‘shelter-in-place’ directive.

In this art project, you are going to learn a neat trick on how to draw yourself alone or with a good friend or loved one. Then, you will color your image in the style of Roy Lichtenstein.

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MATERIALS NEEDED

□  8.5 x 11 white photocopy paper
□  plastic food wrap
□  markers
□  paintbrush
□  bowl of water
□  photograph of self (with friend / pet / family member / etc.
□  scissors

CLICK on PAGE BELOW IF YOU PREFER TO DOWNLOAD STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS IN PDF FORMAT

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STEP 1: DRAW A SELFIE

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Find a photograph of you and your best friend.
Place a piece of PLASTIC FOOD wrap on top of your photograph.

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With a black marker, sketch yourself on TOP of the plastic wrap - using the photo as your guide.

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Lightly wet a piece of paper with water.
PLACE THE DAMP PAPER ON TOP OF YOUR SKETCH
RUB YOUR FINGER OVER THE PAPER
REMOVE AND LET DRY!

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STEP 2: COLOR YOUR SELFIE: IN THE STYLE OF ROY LICHTENSTEIN

Who was Roy Lichtenstein?

Roy Lichtenstein was born in New York, and lived from 1923 - 1977. He became famous for his bright colored, explosive paintings of comic strip cartoons. He was part of a group of artists called POP ARTISTS because they made art about ‘popular’ things such as cartoons, food, celebrities, etc.

Lichtenstein used the colors red, yellow, blue and green. He used thick stripes and lots and lots of dots in his paintings.

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If you like, take a photograph of your finished project and email it to
irmawgrant@gmail.com
I will add your 'perfect selfie' to this page.

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