LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONS
SPACE
TIGER IN LONG GRASS
Lesson Objectives: Students will learn about space and chalk pastel techniques while creating a tinge in long grass.
Time Required: 1 hour
Artist: Henri Rousseau, Surprised! Storm in the Forest (available online)
Materials:
White construction paper 12×18
Chalk pastels
Fine tip markers
Colored pencils
Glue sticks
Scissors
Presentation:
Discuss space in art and how depth can be created by overlapping and size: objects in front are larger and more detailed while objects further away are smaller and less detailed.
Procedure:
- Draw a straight purple line about 1/3 of the way from the top.
- Add hills above the line with the purple chalk. Blend in some gray to make them look far away.
- Add in a blue sky.
- Use the side of the orange chalk to fill in the area below the purple hills: the foreground.
- Draw an outline of a tiger. Make the tiger big to show that it’s close to the viewer, and have the very top of its back overlap the base of the purple mountains.
- Add stripes and details with orange, white, and black chalk.
- Let the black stripes bleed with the other colors where they overlap.
- Draw lots of long grass in front of (directly over) the tiger with greens and browns.
