Daria: Alter Egos Project

 An assignment that's all my own!!! Or maybe not, I doubt I'm the first or the last art teacher to assign something similar to this.

In Unit 3 for my ART II students, we go over Human Form; specifically how it can be used to tell a story (see the POP-ART Self Portrait here). In this assignment, scholars will draw themselves as an "alter ego" a la Daria end credits.

First: What even is Daria? For those who didn't watch MTV in the late 90s, Daria was an MTV show that ran from 1997-2002 that focused on the life of teenage cynicist Daria and her jaded point of view on contemporary high school life. A real millennial show if there ever was one. Daria, herself, was originally a side character on the original Beavis and Butthead, created by Mike Judd...aka, the creator of King of the Hill. He didn't personally work on the Daria spinoff, just gave his approval for it to go into production.

Pop Art Self Portrait: In the Style of Roy Lichtenstein

 The assignment every one of my scholars dreads (I would have too, if I had to do a self-portrait in 8th grade), and yet the one they usually end up most proud of. This is one of the rare assignments where I allow my students to trace (if desired), but depending on your philosophy or skill level, you do not have to follow this.

Below is the teacher example I made, featuring my late hamster, Gogurt (yes, I brought her to work with me a few times). This project combines the previous two in this unit (Comic Strip and Celebrity Half-Portrait), and is meant to help students see that there are many ways the human body can tell a story.