5-12 Thurs. 4/23

Online Resources:

-Art History Kids: Rene Magritte

-MoMA: The False Mirror

Google Images:
Rene Magritte Paintings

Lesson Inspiration Step-By-Step Video Guidance:

-Video Lesson Guidance

YouTube:

-Rene Magritte Cartoon

-Art History for Kids: Rene Magritte

-What is Surrealism?

Steps:
Have fun!

Be sure to follow along with the step-by-step YouTube video inspiration and/or the written out lessons.

And don’t forget to check out all of the Online Resources to help with inspiration!

1. Read and Research Artist.
   Look through all online source materials for project inspiration. You want to know who Rene Magritte was and the role he played in Surrealism.

2. Turn Paper Horizontal.
   Remember, horizontal is turning it wide instead of tall. This is the “orientation” of your paper.

3. Draw Big Circle.
   With a pencil, LIGHTLY draw a large circle in the center of your paper. It should be big enough to touch the top and the bottom of your paper. This is your “iris” (the color in the center of your eyeball).

4. Draw Smaller Circle.
   LIGHTLY draw a smaller circle in the center of the larger circle to create the “pupil” (the black circle in the center of your eyeball).

5. Draw Eyelids.
   LIGHTLY draw two curved lines (like a banana) to create your eyelids. One upside-down banana line on the top of the iris and one banana line at the bottom of the iris. Both curved lines should touch the edges of the paper.

6. Paint Eyeball!
   Paint or color the pupil black. Make the “iris” look like a bright blue sky with clouds!

7. Paint Skin!
   Lastly, paint the “skin” of the eyelids to make it look like an eye! Remember your values!