LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSCOLOR ACRYLIC PAINTINGS WITH INK WASH Lesson Objectives: Students will learn about color while using an ink wash technique. Time Required: Day 1: 60-90 minutes for drawing and painting. Day 2: 45-60 minutes to wash with ink and rinse off (or this can be done by parents outside of class for a 1 day project.) Artist: Any artist who uses bold, saturated colors and … [Read more...]
MOLAS: OPTION 1
October 2, 2012 by
LESSON PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS SHAPE MOLAS: OPTION 1 Lesson Objectives: Students will learn about shape while creating a mola. Time Required: 1 session Artist: Guna (aka Kuna) Indians Molas (available online) Source: Dynamic Art Projects for Children, pgs 81-85 Materials: White construction paper 9x12Black construction paper 12x18 cut down to 12x … [Read more...]
DRAGONS IN CAVES
October 2, 2012 by
LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSLINEDRAGONS IN CAVES Lesson Objectives: Students will learn about line while drawing a dragon.Time Required: 2 sessions Artist: Chris Achilleos, Dragonspell (available online) Source: Dynamic Art Projects for Children, pgs 102-106Materials (Day 1):12x18 white construction paper, 2 per student12x18 black construction paperPencilWatercolor pencilsPaintbrushesPaper … [Read more...]
FANTASY SPACE ART
October 2, 2012 by
LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSSPACE FANTASY SPACE ARTLesson Objectives: Students will learn about space by using overlapping, size, and perspective while creating a fantasy space scene.Time Required: 2 sessionsArtist: Robert T. McCall, Within Our Reach (available online) Source: Dynamic Art Projects for Children, pgs 13-17 Materials (Day … [Read more...]
PINCH POT FISH OR MONSTERS
October 2, 2012 by
LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSFORMPINCH POT FISH OR MONSTERSLesson Objectives: Students create a fun fish while practicing a variety of hand building techniques. Students exhibit an understanding of hand building techniques and vocabulary such as: pinch pot, coil, add-on, join, score, slip.Time Required: Two sessions, 1 hour eachArtist: Pablo Picasso, Baboon and Young Materials (Day 1): … [Read more...]
GREAT HORNED OWL
September 30, 2012 by
LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSTEXTUREGREAT HORNED OWLLesson Objectives: Students will create a wall hanging of a great horned owl with clay.Students experience the difference between implied and actual texture by adding texture to a basic slab of clay to transform a flat plane into a dimensional piece. Artist: Felip Archuleta, Porcupine Time Required: Two sessions, 1 hour each Materials … [Read more...]
BIRD IN NEST
September 30, 2012 by
LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSFORM BIRD IN NESTLesson Objectives: Students will use various method to make a bird in a nest. Students prefect their pinch pot and hand building techniques. Form is recognized when 3 dimensions are present (height, width, and depth).Time Required: 2 sessionsArtist: Elizabeth Catlett, TiredMaterials (Day 1):ClayPaper bag or cardboard placematsWaterCarving … [Read more...]
GARDEN STAKES
September 30, 2012 by
LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSFORM GARDEN STAKESLesson Objectives: Students will make a clay garden stake using the slab and scoring techniques.Time Required: 2 sessionsArtist: Elizabeth Catlett, TiredMaterials:ClayMiscellaneous tools from clay cupboardWater cups36” x 3/8” oak dowels from Home Depot, cut in half at home with a saw. (The oak dowels are best- they’re stronger and will last … [Read more...]
PINCH POT ANIMALS
September 30, 2012 by
LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSFORMPINCH POT ANIMALS Lesson Objectives: Students will create an animal out of clay by forming two pinch pots and joining them together. Form is recognized when all three dimensions are present (length, width, and height).Time Required: 2 SessionsArtist: Pablo Picasso, Baboon and Young Materials (Session 1):ClayBrown paper bag or cardboard placematsClay … [Read more...]
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE DIPTYCH: OPTION 2
September 30, 2012 by
LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSSPACE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE DIPTYCH: OPTION 2Lesson Objectives: Students will create a diptych using a stencil to make positive and negative shapes.Time Required: 1 hourArtist: Rene Magritte, The Surprise AnswerMaterials:9x12 construction paper12x18 construction paper for mountingChalk pastelsStencils (smaller are better)Wet OnesPresentation:Discuss and define … [Read more...]
