Roy Lichtenstein was a prominent American pop artist who favored old fashioned comic strips as a subject matter. By using a pre-printed paper full of empty dots, you can make your own portrait – complete with graphic marker shading.
1. You can download my pdf template of empty dots HERE. Start by lightly sketching your face with a pencil. Remember, the eyes go in the middle of the head, not up near the top!
2. Trace all the lines with a black Sharpie marker.
3. Fill in the dots with the desired pencil crayon colors. This may take some time, but neatly colored dots will make a successful picture. Also add some light background shading of each color.
4. Using the Sharpie marker again, add some thick lines wherever you think shadows may happen, as shown by image on the right. Be sure to leave some of the lines thin so you have variety.
1. You can download my pdf template of empty dots HERE. Start by lightly sketching your face with a pencil. Remember, the eyes go in the middle of the head, not up near the top!
2. Trace all the lines with a black Sharpie marker.
3. Fill in the dots with the desired pencil crayon colors. This may take some time, but neatly colored dots will make a successful picture. Also add some light background shading of each color.
4. Using the Sharpie marker again, add some thick lines wherever you think shadows may happen, as shown by image on the right. Be sure to leave some of the lines thin so you have variety.

7 comments:
Very cool! Thanks for including PDF file.
Such a cool project. The advice and tips you give are extremely helpful.
Thank you so much for this post. I want to let you know that I posted a link to your blog in CBH Digital Scrapbooking Freebies (please, notice the new url for my blog), under the Page 2 post on Aug. 06, 2012. Thanks again.
Thanks for the PDF file, very helpful. I've been visiting your site for ages, you always have such great ideas. Have just started a blog of my own, and have posted a link to Art Projects :)
Thanks Dream Painters,
I added you to my favorite links, wish you much success with your new site!
Kathy
I want to thank you for the aidea and for sharing the dot templeta, was very useful. I've done a Lichtenstein class with 4-5 years-old kids and than was the clue. I share your link at my Blog if you want to see it.
http://artecontusmanitas.wordpress.com/2012/10/14/pop-art-roy-lichtenstein/
I've been visiting your site for ages, you always have such great ideas.
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