LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONS
LINE
LINE VARIETY PAINTING
Lesson Objectives: Students will create a painting demonstrating their understanding of different types of lines and the names used to describe them, including horizontal, vertical, and diagonal.
Time Required: 1 hour
Artist: Kandinsky, Lines of Marks
Source: http://mrsbrownart.com/kindergarten.htm
Materials:
12”x18” White construction paper
Oil Pastels
Watercolor Paints
Paintbrushes
Water
Paper towels
Presentation:
- Describe and define a line. A line is a mark made with a tool (pencil, brush, stick, etc.) that shows the path created by a moving dot. A line can vary in width, direction, curvature, length and even color.
- Have students suggest different names of lines and demonstrate all the different types you can think of together. (Straight, curved, bent, zig-zag, curly, wavy, thin, fat, etc. – then be sure to explain horizontal, vertical and diagonal.)
Procedure:
- Pass out paper and have students write their names on the back.
- Using oil pastels, guide the students through the process of creating the image by giving them a type of line and a direction that they will draw it. Then switch to a new color oil pastel to get ready for the next line.
- After completing all the line drawings, the students use brightly colored watercolor paints to fill in the sections that were created.
Options:
Tempera paints or oil pastels could be used in lieu of watercolor paints.
