OBJECTIVES: Students will learn to:
- Describe how art elements (line) create unique characteristics and expressive qualities in selected works of art.
- Identify and the experience contours of different objects and express them on paper.
- Produce different lines when creating contours.
- Paint with watercolor
- Create space within a composition
- Use science inspiration for decorative patterning
- Identify Art Nouveau
MOTIVATIONAL PROCEDURE:
- Pre-assessment: Students will draw their best hand in a relaxed state. No one should draw a flat hand. This will take 5-10 minutes
- Present PowerPoint to students. Students will discuss the variety of lines that can be used and the meaning behind the work. They will look at a variety of drawings that have basic lines and discuss how the image makes them feel. They will review examples of how the line qualities create a mood. They will describe how lines create unique characteristics and expressive qualities.
- Students will draw the outline of their hand. This is a contour: The outside line of an object. Students will then practice drawing their hand without tracing it.
- Materials: 9x12 paper, pencil, pen, charcoal, crayon, marker
- Homework: draw their hand in three different positions.
- Over several days, students will practice drawing their hand, simple objects like scissors, glue bottles, their shoes and finally full figures. Students will also practice
- Materials: Bottles, cups, jars, hand, shoes. 9x12 white paper. newspaper to cover hand, 9x12 paper, pencil,
- Students will use their contour line drawings as inspiration to watercolor paintings, art nouveau composition, Illusion of depth and a printmaking project.
Evaluation
1. Final contour line drawing Exercises
2. Post-test and survey
3. Entrance and exit passes.
Additional Lessons
Illusion of depth composition with art Nouveau
Watercolor:
Printmaking: Henry Matisse and Andy Warhol
Art Nouveau: Gustav Klimpt
Resources:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvY93pA6BV8