LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONS
TEXTURE
CAVE DRAWINGS
Lesson Objectives: Students will recognize how texture distinguishes different animals and creates a distressed look for their own cave art.
Time Required: 1 hour
Artist: Douglas Mazonowicz (multiple prints)
Paleolithic Chinese Horse
Website: http://thedordogne.info/dordogne/vezere-valleys-prehistoric-underground-museums/
Materials:
Paper bags torn smaller than 9×12 or sandpaper
Construction paper crayons: black, brown, red, yellow, and white
Black sharpies
Acrylic gold metallic paint
Black mounting paper 9×12
Presentation:
Show video of the web page. Discuss texture. Discuss simplistic style of cave art with the limited use of colors available. Their canvas was textured rock: how did that impact what the animals looked like? Discuss what the scenes of the hunt meant and why they were so important to these people.
Procedure:
- Pass out paper bags. Have the students crumple it into a ball and then flatten it out on their desk. Do this 2-3 times to get a good texture in the paper bag. Write name on back.
- Have students draw a bison, sheep, or deer on the paper bag in pencil. With guided drawing, these can be easily accomplished by showing how to draw the animals using simple shapes in a step-by-step process.
- Trace outline with black Sharipe.
- Color animal with crayons.
- With black Sharpie, add in stick figures of men, bow and arrows, etc.
- Using gold acrylic paint, add small accents to animals.
- Mount on black paper.
