Studio in Art
What Makes a
Successful Design?
Elements of Art & Principles of Design
In this lesson, Art 1 students create a study based on the elements of art and principles of design. Students will learn about the vocabulary through fun activities such as Kahoot, and will create their own drawings based on each term to show for understanding. Then students will paint 7 - 10 variations of a hue exploring tints and shades in swatches of color. Students will have the freedom to choose one geometric shape and create 7-10 different sizes of that shape to show/explore color, balance, and space.
Within this lesson students focus on the importance of:
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Craftsmanship & Design
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Understanding of Color, Balance, and Space
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How these terms are used in our everyday lives
My project example
Student Work
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Quick Steps!
Step 1- Create thumbnails
Step 3- Create a 1inch border
Step 5- Paint the base. Avoid streaks!
Step 2- Create swatches
Step 4- Tape borders
Step 6- Cut and paste shapes to base!
Object Self Portraits
The central focus of this lesson is to build upon the student’s previous knowledge of still life and to create non-representational self portrait as an outlet of expression. During this lesson students will experiment with objects within a composition and students will choose objects that symbolize their identity. Students will learn and use the still life contemporary artist, Jennifer Maloney, as their inspiration throughout this lesson. The class will be able to demonstrate their understanding through the symbolism of objects, composition, and applying charcoal techniques.
What is Self-Identity?
Studio in Art
Introduction to Object Self Portraits
presentation!
What is a Thumbnail Sketch? How do we draw Thumbnail Sketches? Checkout this worksheet!
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Below shows student's exploring their self-identity, choosing objects, and their work's in progress!
If you were to be a cartoon character or superhero, who would you be?
Sandra Chevrier Inspired Portraits
In this lesson, students learned about the artist, painter, and muralist, Sandra Chevrier. She creates hyperrealistic paintings of women that stare out towards the viewer. Reinterpreting the superhero mask, Chevrier covers these images with a collage of comic book prints, using scenes from Superman, and Batman to conceal the faces of these idealized women.
Students were able to select a superhero or cartoon character they felt represented them the most based on characteristics and personality traits. The objectives of this lesson is to teach students the gridding method, tonal values, blending, and proportion.