Pumpkin Still-Life

Introduction Question. Discuss with a partner.

Students will create one Pumpkin Still Life Collage.

This is considered to be a 3 art class, or 3 week, project: 1 demonstration video per week. 

Introducing a Still-Life and reinforcing a collage

Collage - when other pieces of paper are cut or ripped and then glued to another sheet of paper to create a new artwork.

Still-Life - A Still-Life picture is a picture of smaller objects that can fit on a table and are still (they can't move on their own). 

1. It's from real life. 2. Small enough to fit on a table. 3. Objects cannot move on their own.

Layers - when things (like paper) are placed on top of each other.

Overlap - When something  (like paper) is placed partway on top of another piece of paper.

Please follow the slide show presentation video: you can pause it at any time if needed.

Then watch the three instructional demonstration videos that will discuss the creation of the project and the goals of the project for the young artist to create a Great Pumpkin Still Life collage.

Materials to be used: 2 sheets of paper; a pencil; crayons or markers or colored pencils or watercolor paint or tempera paint; scissors; glue stick.

Pumpkin Still Life examples: Example on the left is 18"x12". The example on the right is 12"x9".

We are going to create a Still-Life Picture. Has anyone heard of the word Still-Life?Look at the Pumpkin Still-Life below, what does it look like it's sitting on. is it inside or outside? 

Day 1: Introduction Slide Show to the Pumpkin Still Life project. Updated Slide Presentation on the right.

Day 1: Demonstration 1.

Day 2: Demonstration 2.

Day 3: Demonstration 3.