Pop-Art Heart Card

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Why?

Turn a simple heart into pop art with pizzazz! Make several for unique greeting cards or a wall display.

Steps

  1. 1. Discover famous abstract or pop artists such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Keith Haring. Find out what they did to ordinary things to give them a contemporary or abstract look. Sometimes they changed a shape or enlarged part of an object to make it look different or unique. You can use these techniques to design a unique pop art card or poster. Create a heart card for Valentine’s Day or use any symbol you like for any holiday.
  2. 2. Cover your art area with newspaper. Using Crayola Washable Paint and a Brush, cover one or two sheets of paper with red paint. Air-dry the paper.
  3. 3. Fold another piece of paper in half to make a card. To design the background, dab a wet sponge into Crayola Washable Watercolors. Lightly tap the sponge on the paper for a marbleized look. Air-dry the card.
  4. 4. Use Crayola Erasable Colored Pencils and your imagination to draw a large contemporary-looking heart on the painted paper. Cut out the heart and strips for your card’s border with Crayola Scissors. Cut out the center of the heart. Attach the heart and border strips to your card with Crayola School Glue.
  5. 5. Cut out smaller contemporary-looking hearts from the painted paper or plain paper. Decorate them with Crayola Fine Tip Markers. Accentuate the hearts with Crayola Glitter Glue. Air-dry the hearts.
  6. 6. Glue hearts scattered around the card. Air-dry the glue.
  7. 7. Write a message on the outside and inside of your card.

adaptations

Study graffiti art to see how it is connected to the contemporary art scene.

Research artists such as Keith Haring to understand the fundamentals of graffiti art.

Create a large bulletin board or mural depicting graffiti art.

Experiment with Andy Warhol’s pop-art techniques to create art with simple things such as he did with a soup can.

benefits

Students recognize the work of important 20th-century artists such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Keith Haring.

Students grasp the differences between realistic and abstract art forms.

Students demonstrate an understanding of abstract art by producing a card with a contemporary look.

grades

Grades 1 to 3
Grades 4 to 6

subjects

Language Arts
Visual Arts

time

30 to 60 minutes

curriculum standards links

US: Research U.S. Standards
UK: Research UK Standards
Canada: Research Canada Standards

safety guidelines

Glitter Glue— WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Small parts. Not for children under 3 years. Not for use on skin.

Crayola Washable Paints—Not for use as body/face paint.

Scissors—ATTENTION: The cutting edges of scissors are sharp and care should be taken whenever cutting or handling. Blunt-tip scissors should be used only by children 4 years and older. Pointed-tip scissors should be used only by children 6 years and older.

Sponges and Foam—Sponges, foam, and other expandable materials should not be used with children 3 years old and younger.

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