Tentative project schedule for 2012-2013 Line * what is a line- practice with string * name the different lines and draw them * string and lines-draw all the different lines each with a different color crayon, then add one piece of colored string to your favorite line or to the one that corresponds to the color of the string
Shape-geometric & free form * arrange pre cut shapes into pictures * geometric world * freeform world * scratch paper-use oil pastels when learning the shapes, cover the entire paper with shapes, paint with black tempera
Color-primary, secondary, warm/cool * color wheel * primary colors- use only primary crayons to draw a picture, add a water color wash * mix primary watercolors to create secondary colors * secondary colors- use only secondary crayons to draw a picture, add a water color wash * warm and cool colors project * bleeding tissue landscapes
Form & Space * difference between shape and form * draw a still life- from above and from the side * the rule of thirds- learn foreground, middle, and background * play dough-team effort, from scratch * clay pinch pots-kiln clay * simple clay animals-kiln clay
Texture- visual and tactile * crayon rubbings * mystery bags * draw textures * fish * texture collage-cut textured materials and combine
Pattern * wallpaper checkerboards * clay/sponge/found object stamps * beaded creation
Balance- formal * faces- practice basic face proportions * paper mask * large oil pastel bugs
Emphasis * grid paper drawings- repeat a simple shape in each grid square giving ONE emphasis * magazine cut out- find an image from a magazine, cut, past on paper, draw a background * practice different ways to achieve a focal point * draw a group/herd/school-create a focal point
Rhythm * what do you hear?-draw along to music * loud & quiet places
Unity * painted assemblage fish- arrange macaroni, buttons and beans, paint with one single color to unify * class project
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