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Objective: To have children create a figure drawing with lines that show movement and other objects moving across the scene.
Objective: To have children create a figure drawing with lines that show movement and other objects moving across the scene.
Vocabulary:
Vocabulary:
figure - A human body or animal in an artwork.
motion lines - Lines that appear behind a moving object or person, parallel to its direction of movement, to make it appear as if it is in motion. Also known as movement lines, action lines, speed lines, or zip ribbons.
movement - A design principle often using diagonal and curved lines to create the feeling of motion.
pose - The body position of a figure in an artwork.
Lines Show Movement
Lines Show Movement
What is going on in La Piñata by Diego Rivera and Untitled by Abastenia St. Leger Eberle? Diagonal lines that curve and bend through an artwork can show movement. Which lines show movement in La Piñata and Untitled.
La Pinata by Diego Rivera
Untitled by Abastenia St. Leger Eberle
Recommended Reading
Recommended Reading
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson - HarperCollins, 1955. In stock: curriculum inventory, school library, and Read-aloud
Studio Time: Dance for Joy
Studio Time: Dance for Joy
Materials:
Materials:
crayons, markers, drawing paper
Plan
Plan
Think about how your arms and legs bend when you are dancing. Practice drawing figures with lines to show movement.
Check list:
- Draw a person that shows motion. Use diagonal lines with curves and bends.
- Add objects to the background that are moving through the picture.
- Add motion lines.
Create
Create
Draw a person dancing. Show arms and legs moving.
2. Use lines to show things around the figure moving.
3. Add motion lines to show the direction the objects are moving. Motion lines appear behind a moving object or person
Challenge: Cartoon Story
Challenge: Cartoon Story
Create a four panel cartoon with characters and things that show movement and add text.
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