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• Pop Art is an art movement that emerged in the 1950s and 1960s, characterised by themes and techniques drawn from popular mass culture, such as advertising, comic books, and everyday objects.
• Pop artists appropriated and transformed existing imagery from advertising, packaging, comics, newspapers, and celebrity culture, often exploring or questioning consumerism, fame, and mass production.
• Pop Art often uses bright, bold colours, repetition, and imagery from consumer goods and media.
• Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein are key figures in the Pop Art movement.
• Repetition of images, such as still-life objects and subjects, is a common feature in Pop Art, used to mimic mass production and commercial printing.
• Onomatopoeia refers to words that imitate the natural sounds associated with them, such as 'Zap!', 'Bang!', and 'Pow!'.
• Onomatopoeic words are frequently used in Pop Art, especially in comic book-inspired works.
• In Pop Art, onomatopoeic words are often depicted in bold, graphic styles to create visual impact and evoke sound effects.
• Cardboard relief is a technique where layers of cardboard are built up to create a three-dimensional effect.
• Collaging involves assembling different materials, such as coloured paper, card, or fabric, onto a surface to create a new whole.
• Acrylic paint is a fast-drying paint made of pigment suspended in acrylic polymer emulsion, commonly used in Pop Art for its bright colours and versatility.
• The primary colours are red, blue, and yellow, and these are frequently used in Pop Art for their boldness and visual impact, especially in comic book-style artworks.

• Create a repeated drawing of an everyday object in the style of Pop Art, using bold outlines, flat areas of contrasting colours, and repetition.
• Design and construct a cardboard relief artwork featuring an onomatopoeic word, building up layers to create depth and dimension.
• Use collage techniques to add visual interest and texture to relief artwork, selecting and arranging materials effectively.
• Paint relief artwork using acrylic paints, applying bold, flat colours and clean lines typical of Pop Art.
• Incorporate onomatopoeic words into artwork in a way that mimics the graphic style of comic books, using dramatic lettering, punctuation, and placement for visual impact.
• Select and apply primary colours (red, blue, yellow) in cardboard relief onomatopoeia outcomes to achieve a striking Pop Art effect.