Grade Level: 9th Grade

Subject: Art, 4x Day Lesson (45 min.) Prepared By: Benjamin E. Hoffman, Student Art Teacher

Lesson Summary: Prior to this lesson, students will have completed a lesson focusing on the color wheel in preparation for the following
activity. Students will be referencing the work of Andy Warhol, specifically looking at his work with multiples. As a pop artist, Warhols
artwork formulated from that of popular culture resulting in the representation of iconic celebrities, symbols and so forth. In considering
todays generation, emojis are a part of todays popular culture. Using a pair of complimentary colors, students will create a reductive print of
two separate emojis arranged in a checkerboard manner. Using a series of tints/shades, students will accurately demonstrate their
understanding of complimentary colors through mixing paints and registering their prints as inspired by the work of Andy Warhol.

Big Idea: Throughout time and across cultures, artists have sampled
from other artists, past or present, for their own inspiration.

Key Concepts:

Repetition can enhance the meaning of an artwork as well as its importance in society.

The way in which an image is divided can transform its overall appearance and understanding.

Modern concepts and design (Popular Culture) are no more than samples of the past and present.

Reducing an image is an irreversible process which allows for varied outcomes through self-discovery and
limitless acts of trial and error.
Essential Questions:

How does repeating an image impact our artwork? What relevance do artists have for using multiples of
the same image in a singular artwork?

Does the value of an artwork decrease the more times in which it has been reproduced? Why?

How does popular culture permeate our society and in what ways does it influence our perspective?

What does cropping an image do to its overall appearance? How is it affected? Why?
Specific Objectives:

Students will construct a 3 x 3 grid onto a 9 x 9 sheet of white drawing paper.

Upon selecting a pair of complimentary colors (i.e. Red/Green, Blue/Orange, Yellow/Violet), students will
complete the following:
o Students will choose two separate emoji characters to arrange in a checkerboard formation.
o Using a series of tints/shades, students will accurately demonstrate their understanding of
complimentary colors through mixing paints and registering their prints.
o Not including the base print, students will reduce their image two more times, through the use
of a wooden stylus, to illustrate the layering process that takes place in a reductive print.
o Each additional print should achieve a greater level of success through repetition, and for that
reason, students will document their process as a record of trial and error for future reference.

Upon completion, student will draw conclusions on their process and successfulness of their reductive
print. Students final artwork will include 9x blocks made up of three values (tints/shades) from each of
their corresponding complimentary colors.
Standards Addressed:
9.1.12.A Shape, Line, Proportion/Scale & Contrast
9.1.12.E Unifying theme of Reductive Warhol Inspired Print
9.1.12.B Recognize/Demonstrate Elements & Principles of Art 9.3.12.E Respond Critically & Evaluate Progress

Verification/Assessment:

Pre-Assessment:

Instructional Procedures

Motivation/Engagement/The Hook:

Students will first complete research

on a Consumerist, better known as Pop
Artist, in preparation for this art
making activity. Additionally, students
would be asked to recall their prior
knowledge of Color Theory.

Every other day, students will complete a Bell Ringer which will allow students
to settle down as they enter the classroom. Examples include writing a
reflection in response to the tutorial video they will have watched on Andy
Warhol and his artmaking process in relationship to an exhibition at the
Philadelphia Museum of Art. This constant review would act as a formative
assessment for the teacher in preparation for this specific lesson.

Formative Assessment:

Development:

Evaluate students interpersonal skills,

work habits & attitudes as they work.
In addition to students final artwork,
students will be assessed on their work
progress, craftsmanship & ability to
accurately register each layered print.

Following an immediate review of the color wheel, students will each choose
two separate emojis to create their reductive print. Using a series of
tint/shades, students will accurately demonstrate their understanding of
complimentary colors through mixing paints. Not including the base print,
students will reduce their image two more times to illustrate the layering
process that takes place in a reductive print.

Culmination/Close:

Summative:

Students will be assessed on the

completion of all 9x blocks which
include three values (tints/shades)
from each of their corresponding
complimentary colors. Students will
draw conclusions on their process and
successfulness of their reductive print.

The goal for this lesson is that with each additional print should come a greater
level of success than the one before revealing their Warhol Inspired Print.
Students will document their process as a record of trial and error for future
reference. Upon completion, student will draw conclusions on their process
and successfulness of their reductive print. Students final artwork will include
all that is specifically stated in the above-listed objectives. Any remaining
questions, comments or concerns would be addressed before submitting.

Teacher Research &

Preparation:

Student Laptops
9 x 9 White Drawing Paper
3 x 3 Foam Squares
Wooden Stylus
Brayer & Buren
Acrylic Paint
(Complimentary Colors)
Foam Paint Brushes
(Various Sizes)
Aprons
Rulers

Instructional Resources:

Andy Warhol Video

https://youtu.be/noLmWe23b4l

Emoji Reference Images

Exemplars (Reference as
needed)

__Student Supplies: __

Pencil

_____Vocabulary:____

Complimentary Colors
Tints & Shades
Registering
Brayer & Buren
Reductive Print