Lunar New Year Orange Value Drawings

This week we will continue exploring the Chinese traditions of the Lunar New Year. We will be focusing on the traditions and and sybolism of food celebrations in for the lunar new year including the giving of oranges to bring good luck. We will also look at the element of value to create form. Check out the videos below before getting started

Elements of Art: Value | KQED Art School | PBS LearningMediaValue is one of the seven basic building blocks of art along with Line, Form, Shape, Color, Space, and Texture. Through the lens of black and white photography, we look at how artists produce value scales and contrast, and how different kinds of lines change the way we perceive depth and space. Learn how different values can invoke different emotions in this video.

Two of the most common food symbols of the Chinese New Year are tangerines and oranges. Whereas tangerines represent wealth, oranges are a popular symbol of good luck. The associations come from a similarity between the Chinese words for tangerine and gold, as well as a resemblance between the words orange and good luck. It isn't uncommon in Chinese culture for similar sounding or spelled words with very different meanings (homonyms) to become suggestive of one another over time. Oranges and tangerines are also a bright, vibrant orange, a happy color that's associated with good fortune.

During Chinese New Year, tangerines and oranges are displayed as decorations and are also exchanged among friends and acquaintances. Sometimes, small trees are kept for this purpose. When giving these fruits as gifts, offer them with both hands. It's polite for the recipient to refuse at first, so keep trying.

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Supplies

Contruction paper in red, white and light blue, Color Pencils, scape paper, glue, scissors