SWBAT
1...plan original LANDSCAPE, SEASCAPE, and CITYSCAPE
COMPOSITIONS based on the IMAGINATION and/or
REFERENCE images
2...create 3 - 4 THUMBNAIL sketches for the
COLLAGE-SCAPE project
3...TRANSFER chosen COMPOSITION
to 11" x 14" Collage Board
2. Landscape, Cityscape, & Seascape
Themes in Art
1. Landscape art is the depiction in art of natural
scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees,
rivers, and forests, Cityscapes include city scenes and
seascapes include the sea!
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Composition:
The COMPOSITION is the
WHAT, WHERE and the HOW of an ARTWORK
Thumbnail Sketch:
A THUMBNAIL SKETCH is a LOOSE, SMALL & LIGHTLY
done drawing of a COMPOSITION with NO DETAILS
Formal Balance
x
Symmetrical Balance
x
Informal / Asymmetrical Balance
x
• Your Imagination
• Landscape, Seascape, & Cityscape Photo Print Outs
• Combine images from different references / imagination
1. Try not to copy the photograph as it is.
Create YOUR OWN ORIGINAL composition by...
• ZOOMING in and CROPPING
• COMBINING parts of different IMAGES
• COMBINING images and your IMAGINATION
• REMOVE details
• USE just your IMAGINATION!
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Note:
AVOID too many small details by CROPPING and
REMOVING DETAILS if you are using a REFERENCE IMAGE.
Remember it will be a collage and it is hard
to cut and glue teeny pieces of paper
1. Choose a color for your design/shapes
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2. Choose a contrasting color for your background
(refer to color wheel if needed
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8. Assessment
• 3 different, complete, and ORIGINAL Collage-Scape
composition ideas were sketched out onto copy paper
• One FINAL Collage-Scape composition idea was transferred
to an 11" x 14" cardboard
1. Confirm availability. Report to the Mac Lab
• Art Making
• Developing Art Literacy
• Making Connections Through Visual Arts
• Community and Cultural Resources
• Exploring Careers and Lifelong Learning
...Students with different abilities can seek assistance from teacher, paraprofessional, or another student
...The students who finish early can ask a classmate if they need help or review
NYC VISUAL ARTS BENCHMARKS
• Developing Art Literacy
• Community and Cultural Resources
• Exploring Careers and Lifelong Learning