Course Overview:
The visual art suite will provide students the foundational skills to be successful in a studio environment. Using the Elements of Art and Principles of Design as the framework, students will feel confident in creating their own style of art. Students will explore and safely use a variety of materials during the creative process. The courses explicitly teach art techniques through modeling and connecting them to master artists. During the creative process, students will apply art vocabulary and procedures, as well as time-management and collaborative skills. These courses offer rich text to support art history instruction, including information on artists and art movements over time. The visual art suite integrates standards from all of the core subject areas including math, social studies, science, health, and language arts. Connections are also made to music, dance, and physical education. This suite will develop students' fine motor skills, critical thinking skills, creativity, and their appreciation for global communities.
Prerequisites:
N/A
Major Topics and Concepts:
- Art safety, rules, and techniques
- Art history in the form of meeting artist characters and learning from them.
- Self-portraits
- Collages
- Landscapes
- Pottery
- The Elements of Art: line, shape, color, value, space, texture, and form
- Identifying the elements of art in the real world
- Use the elements of art in personal studio projects
- Recognizing the elements of art in professional artwork
- Applying meaning, feelings, and emotions to artworks
- Techniques to achieve the elements of art
- Mixing colors with a variety of materials
- Color theory
- Two-dimensional shapes
- Three-dimensional shapes
- Creating form with a variety of materials
- Using different processes to create artwork
- Finding artwork in local communities
Required Materials:
- Printer
- Disk space on your computer as well as external device to back up your files (flash drive, external hard drive, CD–Rom, etc.)
- Cell phone to take photo of student's work or scanner to scan student's work
- Sketchbook
- Pencil
- Something to draw with (crayons, markers, or colored pencils)
- Black permanent marker or crayon
- Colored paper or construction paper
- Mirror or picture of yourself
- Scissors
- Glue
- Watercolor paint
- Tempera or acrylic paint, including black and a few bright colors
- Paintbrush
- Paint tray
- Paper towels
- Air-dry clay or playdough
- Texture tools (cup, sponge, plastic fork, and other objects)
- Bell pepper or sponge stamp
- Printer paper
Module-Specific Materials:
Module 1: Line
- Sketchbook
- Drawing tools (crayon, marker, colored pencil, pencil, chalk)
- A mirror or a picture of yourself
Module 2: Shape
- Sketchbook
- Drawing tools (crayon, marker, colored pencil, pencil, chalk)
- Construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
Module 3: Color
- Sketchbook
- Coffee filter
- Washable markers
- Black permanent marker or crayon
- Water
- Gray or pink construction paper
- Pencils
- Red, yellow, and blue paint
- Paintbrush
- Small mixing tray
- Scissors
- Glue
Module 4: Value
- Sketchbook
- One piece of construction or colored paper for your background
- One piece of cloth or colored paper (different color than background) to create a tablecloth
- Tempera or acrylic paint—one color, white, and black paint
- Paintbrush
- Water
- Paint palette or plate
- Paper towel
- Crayons, colored pencils, or paint
- Black oil pastel, crayon, or permanent marker
- Scissors
- Glue
Module 5: Space
- Sketchbook
- Drawing tools (crayons, markers, or colored pencils)
- Watercolor paint
- Paintbrush
- Water
- Paper towel
Module 6: Form
- Playdough or air-dry clay
- Paper towel or toilet paper roll
- Construction paper
- Crayons or markers
- Glue
- Scissors
- Other supplies (pipe cleaners, feathers, buttons, beads, gems, etc.) for decoration
Module 7: Texture
- Sketchbook
- Paw printable
- Small objects with texture from around your home (beans, beads, rocks, cotton balls, etc.)
- Crayons, colored pencils, or paint
- Black crayon
- Blue construction paper (background)
- Pencil
- Bear Tracer printable
- Tempera or acrylic paint
- Paintbrush
- Water
- Texture tools (plastic fork, cup, cardboard, etc.)
- Scissors
- Glue
Module 8: Community
- Sketchbook
- Drawing tool or playdough and sculpting tool
- Bright-colored crayons
- Black crayon
- Paintbrush
- Watercolor paint
- Bell pepper or sponge stamp
- Tempera or acrylic paint—black plus a few bright colors
- Paint tray
- Paintbrush
- Black construction paper or a bright sheet of construction paper
- Glue
- Scissors
School-Supplied Resources:
Free Downloads:
- Java
- Windows Media Player
- Apple iTunes
Syllabus:
Module 01: Line
- 01.00 Line Module One Pretest
- 01.01 Line
- 01.02 Meet An Artist: Wassily Kandinsky
- 01.03 Be The Artist: Self-Portraits
- 01.04 Line Module One Review
- 01.05 Line Module One Self-Portrait
Module 02: Shape
- 02.00 Shape Module Two Pretest
- 02.01 Shape
- 02.02 Meet An Artist: Paul Klee
- 02.03 Be The Artist: Collages
- 02.05 Shape Module Two Shape Collage
Module 03: Color
- 03.00 Color Module Three Pretest
- 03.01 Color
- 03.02 Meet An Artist: Helen Frankenthaler
- 03.03 Be The Artist: Painting
- 03.04 Color Module Three Review
- 03.05 Color Module Three Mouse Paint
Module 04: Value
- 04.00 Value Module Four Pretest
- 04.01 Value
- 04.02 Meet An Artist: Giorgio Morandi
- 04.03 Be The Artist: Creating Value
- 04.05 Value Module Four Apple Still Life
Module 05: Space
- 05.00 Space Module Five Pretest
- 05.01 Space
- 05.02 Meet An Artist: Robert Duncanson
- 05.03 Be The Artist: Landscape
- 05.04 Space Module Five Review
- 05.05 Space Module Five Landscape
Module 06: Form
- 06.00 Form Module Six Pretest
- 06.01 Form
- 06.02 Meet An Artist: Maria Martinez
- 06.03 Be The Artist: Pottery
- 06.05 Form Module Six Pinch Pot
Module 07: Texture
- 07.00 Texture Module Seven Pretest
- 07.01 Texture
- 07.02 Meet An Artist: Eric Carle
- 07.03 Be The Artist: Texture
- 07.04 Texture Module Seven Review
- 07.05 Texture Module Seven Bear Collage
Module 08: Community
- 08.00 Community Module Eight Pretest
- 08.01 Community
- 08.02 Meet An Artist: Andy Warhol
- 08.03 Be The Artist: Painting
- 08.05 Community Module Eight Pop Art
