Week 7-8

Objective: Concept / Topic to teach:
• Students are to demonstrate an understanding of basic stencil designs and how to create a stencil from drawing to painting.
• Students will define art history related art terms and artists know for using this style of art.
• Students will create several images demonstrating an understanding of the art as well as designs that may be used on clothing.

Specific Objectives:
• Create a series of drawings that represent knowledge of how to create a stencil on different surfaces.
• Demonstrate basic painting, drawing, and design using acrylic paint and 2 colors of their choice.
• Define terms: Stencil, Fine art, Principles of Design, etc.
• Students will create a final image that can be transferred to other surface areas using a single color.
• Students will create an iron on stencil that they will use to paint onto a t-shirt or other clothing.

Introduction/ Discussion: Anticipatory Set:
Stencils are a form of image transfer that is most commonly known for being used in screen printing to create graphic T’s. The technique has also been used in Tag art as well as decorative designs where one pattern is repeated over and over. This inexpensive form of graphic design is used throughout the world and is a popular form of advertising as well as communication. While the technique has been used by Tag artists it has also become an acceptable form of art and is accepted as fine art. Many artists like Shepard Fairy, and Banksy have brought the form to be considered legitimate art.

Step-By-Step Procedures:
1. Start the lesson by asking the students to define terms related to Style/ Principles of Art
STYLE - The characteristic manner and appearance of the works of an individual artist / school / movement / or period.
PRINCIPLES OF ART - Guidelines that govern the way elements go together.
STENCIL - Creating an image by transferring ink or paint through one surface onto another.
EMPHASIS - Making an element or object in a work of art stand out.

2. Once students have discussed what is a Stencil demonstrate to the students basic types of stencils or designs that can be done in class.
- Draw a basic drawing that has plenty of positive and negative space that can be cut out. 

- Outline the image with markers or sharpies (this is best to do this on card stock or heavy weight paper).

- Cut out the part of the drawing that will be the image that will be transferred onto another surface.

- Place the stencil against another paper and paint over the stencil so that the paint goes onto the new surface.
- Remove stencil and show new image.
 
3. For a sketch book project students will draw 4 concept drawings that are full page. Small details are not good for these project students should be encouraged to create images over words or any small designs.
It is important that any parts on the inside of an image be attached to the outside otherwise the image may be lost because of being cut away.

4. Once the students have created their concept drawings pick the best image and have them transfer the picture from their sketchbook to a cardstock. Students can trace the image or free hand draw a new picture. After the image is on cardstock having the students outline the image with either a sharpie or a marker.

5.  Students are to use scisors to cut away the image so that there is a hole that will be used to transfer the paint through onto another surface.

6. Students will use a paint of their choice and transfer their stencil into their sketchbook.

7. The final step in this process is to create a stencil that can be used on a t-shirt. Using Freezer sheets (looks like wax paper but has a shiny side). Students will take their stencil and place it on top of the dull side of the freezer paper. They will draw the design onto the paper and cut it out. Once the stencil is ready students will place a board under their  t-shirt to give support. Using an iron to adhere the paper iron it on at a high setting. The image will stick and the student will be able to paint over the image with acrylic paint. Peel off the freezer sheet and you let the shirt dry for the rest of the day.