LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONS
SHAPE
SPLAT THE CAT
Lesson Objectives: Students will learn how artists use shape to break down their drawing into manageable parts. Students will use shapes to draw their own Splat the Cats.
Time Required: 1 hour
Artist: Rob Scotton, Back to School, Splat!
Materials:
White construction paper 9×12
Tempera paint: white, pink
Black oil pastel
Black chalk
Q-tips
Small Paintbrushes
Die cuts of brightly colored school supplies (paintbrushes, scissors, etc.)
Googly eyes
Tissue
Presentation: Read Back to School, Splat!. What shapes can you see in Splat? How did the artist draw Splat using simple shapes? What other things can you draw using simple shapes combined together (i.e. snowman, house, etc.)
Procedure:
- Pass out white paper. Write names on back.
- Draw a large rectangle length-wise in the center of the page with the black oil pastel. Color in.
- Add skinny rectangles for arms, wider rectangles for legs.
- Add 3 small circles at the end of each limb for paws.
- Add on a curvy tail.
- Color in his body, legs, and tail with black oil pastel.
- With white paint and a paintbrush, paint on a half circle for Splat’s belly and a full circle for his face.
- With pink paint and a Q-tip, add on small pink pads for his paws and a pink nose.
- Using black chalk, add little lines all around the outside of Splat’s body. Use a tissue to smear them a bit.
- When paint dries, glue on googly eyes with Elmer’s glue and die cuts. Add a black oil pastel smile.
