You won't believe your eyes: elementary. (ClipCard).Significant Problem: Popular culture can be a mix of fantasy and reality, humor humor, according to ancient theory, any of four bodily fluids that determined man's health and temperament. Hippocrates postulated that an imbalance among the humors (blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile) resulted in pain and disease, and that good health was and horror, villains and heroes. By recalling their favorite monsters from books, movies, television, etc., students were challenged to combine realistic and imaginary elements to create an image of a fantasy creature using a realistic eye as the focal point focal point n. See focus. . Essential Concepts: 1. Carefully observing and realistically drawing the human eye. 2. Learning about light and dark values and shading techniques. 3. Using collage techniques to create a unified composition. Materials: 12 x 18" (31 x 46 cm) white drawing paper, pencils, erasers, small mirrors, old magazines, assorted papers, oil pastels Oil pastel (also called wax oil crayon) is a painting and drawing medium with characteristics similar to pastels and wax crayons. Unlike "soft" or "French" pastel sticks, which are made with a gum or methyl cellulose binder, oil pastels consist of pigment mixed with a , markers, colored pencils, glue sticks, scissors scissors Cutting instrument or tool consisting of a pair of opposed metal blades that meet and cut when the handles at their ends are brought together. Modern scissors are of two types: the more usual pivoted blades have a rivet or screw connection between the cutting ends . Guiding Practice: Discuss monsters and how they conjure up conjure up Verb 1. to create an image in the mind: the name Versailles conjures up a past of sumptuous grandeur 2. different mental images. List favorite monsters from books and movies. Demonstrate how to draw the human eye. Encourage students to look in a mirror as they draw an eye in the middle of their paper. Review value contrast and shading techniques for making the eye as realistic as possible. Demonstrate and show examples of various collage techniques. Suggest using collage and mixed media to complete the image and appropriate background. Assessing Learning: Display collages. Ask students to compare their work with that of their classmates Classmates can refer to either:
ClipCard submitted by Monica Hill, an art teacher at Rafael Hernandez School of the Performing Arts in Newark, New Jersey. |
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