AE17.VA.1.3
Develop skills by following a sequence of steps to create works of art on subjects that are real or imaginary.
Develop skills by following a sequence of steps to create works of art on subjects that are real or imaginary.
Unpacked Content
UP:AE17.VA.1.3
Vocabulary
- Complementary colors
- Contrast
- Curator
- Elements of Art
- Texture
- Landscapes
- Portrait
- Positive/ negative space and shape
- Principles of design
- Repetition
- Variety
- Secondary colors
- Still life
- Technique
- Venue
Essential Questions
EU: Artists and designers experiment with forms, structures, materials, concepts, media, and artmaking approaches.
EQ: How do artists work? How do artists and designers determine whether a particular direction in their work is effective? How do artists and designers learn from trial and error?
EQ: How do artists work? How do artists and designers determine whether a particular direction in their work is effective? How do artists and designers learn from trial and error?
Skills Examples
- Work with a partner or small group to create an artwork.
- Use the book Perfect Square by Michael Hall to help "thinking outside the box" skills.
- Create two-dimensional artworks using a variety of gadgets for printmaking.
- Use paint media to create paintings of family portraits or a favorite memory.
- Create three-dimensional artworks such as clay pinch pots or found-object sculptures.
- View a step-by-step demonstration of an artistic technique.
- Properly clean and store art materials.
- Use Mouse Paint book by Helen Walsh to teach color mixing of primary to achieve secondary colors.
- Create a painting inspired by Piet Mondrian's Broadway Boogie Woogie.
- Create a "Pop Art" inspired artwork of positive and negative spaces and shapes by using colored paper cut-outs and gluing to different background squares.
- Make a color wheel and identify the complimentary colors (red and green, blue and orange, yellow and purple).
- Draw different forms in the school environment: cones in the gym, cubes in math center, and sphere used for a globe.
- Create texture rubbings by placing paper over different surfaces and rubbing with a crayon or oil pastel. Use a rough brick wall, a smooth table, bumpy bubble wrap, or soft felt shapes.
- Use repetition in art by looking at the designs on a shell or the stripes of a zebra for inspiration.
Anchor Standards
Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.