Contemporary Portraits Art Project for Visual Art Drawing Lesson in Jen Stark Style
Teach portrait art with more confidence using this step-by-step Jen Stark art lesson. Students create stunning Contemporary portraits while learning art history, pattern techniques, and the Elements of Art. Self Portraits are a great art project to start a new year. Ties in perfectly with first weeks of school themes like Who We Are and How We Express Ourselves. With this portrait art project, the focus is on exploring the principles of pattern, repetition and movement. Students will explore color/colour schemes, value selections and graphic patterns. Students can select to create a self portrait or one of an important role model in their lives. However many teachers avoid teaching portraits because they know students struggle with proportion and the lack of likeness that they may achieve, directly impacting their self esteem. Eliminate the frustration that portrait lessons can bring. Here is a quick and fun way to create self-portraits without the tears. Using photographs and the transfer method, students can achieve a strong likeness for their subject, and by focusing on the fun, bright designs of Jen Stark, the realism pressure is eliminated for both student and teacher.
This Contemporary Jen Stark Style Portrait lesson is a step-by-step multi-lesson guide that teaches students about using the elements of art like Line, Shape, Value, Texture & Space. Learn about Jen Stark, Contemporary Art, and using edited photographs to support your artwork. Students learn to use lines and shapes to compose patterns for the clothes and background of their portrait. Skin, hair and eyes are all created through the use of values. Students will also learn how to work with positive and negative space through layering. This fun visual art project suits mid elementary to middle school students, brightening up your classroom walls and school hallways. Students will enjoy making their personal version of this striking artwork, guided by the step-by-step instructions in this PDF slideshow.
✅ Suitable for Elementary students in 3rd - 5th grade, and Middle School
This is a new product so please enjoy this review for another portrait painting project in my store. This one teaches water color/colour painting techniques and is inspired by the style of Roy Lichtenstein:
Pop Art Lichtenstein lesson SELF PORTRAITS art project 4th grade - middle
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ "My students enjoyed doing these self-portraits as a back to school project for the yearbook."
Or this one that teaches oil pastel techniques and is inspired by the style of Amadeo Modigliani: Expressionist Modigliani lesson SELF PORTRAITS art project 4th grade - middle
This product is a non-editable PDF presentation that demonstrates every step. This pacing guide includes bonus slides on:
- Materials list
- Information about Jen Stark
- Information about Contemporary Art
- Step by step instructions and sequence photos of the process
- Self assessment and reflection sheets
- Assessment guidance
The PDF has been designed in landscape format so that it is easily shared on a large screen, with your students.
❤️ So what is special about this resource?
CONTEMPORARY ART PORTRAITS (STARK), is NOT a superficial art or craft option. As a specialist in this field, I write lessons that encourage deeper, cross-curricular learning and make meaningful connections to other subject areas. This IS:
- a drawing tutorial that includes the concepts of line, position, size, shape and pattern (Math),
- supports the principles of repetition, pattern and movement
- makes cross-curricular links to New Beginnings, Who We Are & How We Express Ourselves (IB).
Students can express their unique ideas through personal choices and modifications, while working through the guided project. Pause the PDF presentation in places to discuss next steps with students, check understanding and explore potential student responses or modifications, bringing personal creative ideas to the tutorial. This addresses the Viewing & Responding to artwork objectives in a purposeful way.
❤️ Why should you trust my lessons?
I am both a general ed. classroom teacher and currently practising as a Visual Art and Digital Media specialist educator, teaching students from ages 4-12, at a primary school. I do this every day, just like you! My experience and knowledge are up to date with current practise.
❤️ How will this resource help busy teachers, who are nervous about teaching art?
No worries - I’ve got you covered.
This lesson comes as a full colour PDF teacher guide, with a bumper 40+ slide deck, to share on your large screen with your students.
All project steps are clearly explained and photographed, from start to finish, giving you the confidence to deliver quality visual art lessons for multi-day projects, to your students.
Use in a series of consecutive lessons. Encourage students to adapt and include personal choice options along the way to create their unique artwork, while being guided by the information in the slideshow.
❤️ Take the guesswork out of teaching art, or prepping activities for subs
❤️ Avoid endless hours of research and resource creation
❤️ No more epic fails that result from not having the time to test lessons or media yourself before teaching a project
I’ve done it all for you in this comprehensive teaching guide.
❤️ All the materials & skills are also clearly listed for you. It’s like having an art specialist with you in your classroom.
The PDF slides are intentionally designed in landscape orientation, to share with your students. This extra visual support will prove useful, particularly for young learners, and will also save you from having to repeat the same instructions, over and over again.
Select VIEW > enter full screen for presentation mode. Then use the arrow keys on your keyboard to drive a smooth slideshow experience, like a pro :)
No printing required
⏰ How long will this project take to finish?
This art project can be completed in 3-4 lessons, depending on the age and skill of students and the size of paper /media/ style you or your students choose.
Chunk into smaller manageable lessons, as needed.
View the previews above, then add to cart and smile, knowing you will soon have beautiful artwork on the walls and students glowing with pride!
A great companion resource for sculpture, to complement this art project
GRAFFITI NAME FENCE Art Activity Visual Guide for SCULPTURE SKILLS Centre
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ "The students loved it, I loved it, everyone who walked into the class loved them. So much fun. So many compliments. Such fun for my 5th grade students, this was definitely their favorite lesson so far. Thank you for creating this resource."
✅ What knowledge, techniques and skills will my students learn from this art tutorial?
- Learn to modify photographs and create transfers (printing technique)
- Learn to compose with shapes & lines to create patterns
- Gain knowledge about creating color/colour schemes when using felts
- Build knowledge for value sets
- Gain knowledge about artist history, Jen Stark and Contemporary Art as a style
- Follow a tutorial for guidance - listening skills, visual discrimination, sequencing,
- Develop fine-motor & technical skills for using a range of art tools and media
- Respond to art created by artists and by other students
- Reflect on own knowledge, skills, progress and artwork - using the included student sheets
✅ That sounds great! So what about the Visual Art focus in this lesson?
- Introduce the art elements of LINES, SHAPES, SPACE, VALUE & TEXTURE
- Build skills for repetitive patterns and using value
- Explore art making that expresses new learning and personal experiences
- Build skills for photography editing, image transfer techniques & using stencils effectively
- Explore the concepts of pattern and repetition
- Stretch & Explore (Studio Habits)
- Develop Craft, Engage & Persist, Express ideas (Studio Habits)
- Reflect (Studio Habits) on personal development as an artist
- Make connections between culture and art to understand the art community (Studio Habits)
View the Previews above, then add to cart and smile, knowing you have just saved yourself heaps of time and effort!
✅ Is this product available on TPT?
Yes - you can find this product in my TPT store - One Teacher's Journey - HERE
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✅ Where can I find more art lessons like this one?
→ You can browse all my art lessons and support resources provided as PDF presentation lesson HERE: VISUAL ART STORE
→ If you would prefer the added support of guided video tutorials, browse my growing collection in this custom category HERE: ART LESSONS WITH VIDEO TUTORIALS
→ For my Elements of Art lessons, click HERE: ART ELEMENTS
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