Who Am I

 

Who I Am- Focusing on Faces

New Unit: Who I Am

*Face Maps
*What do I look like?
*My Favorite Things
*My Personality!

Lesson One: Focusing on Faces

Objectives:
Observe and discuss proportion in portraits 
Make a face map

Today we are going to make a face map so that we can practice placing the eyes, nose and mouth on the face. 

First, we begin with an oval for the face. Then we divide the face in half with a horizontal line. This helps us with eye placement.

Now, we will draw a vertical line down the center of the oval. 
This will help us make our faces symmetrical, or the same on each side. 

Third, we will draw a short line halfway between our  horizontal line and the bottom of the face. 
This will be where the bottom of the nose is placed.

Finally, we will draw a slightly longer line between the nose line in the chin for the mouth. 

Then you are ready to add your eyes, nose and mouth.

My Favorite Things

 

My Favorite Things

 

I am an Artist-These are a few of my Favorite Things 

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens...

What were some of the children's favorite things?

Artists are inspired by things they like and do. 

Today we are going to be drawing some of our favorite things. 

Supplies:

Large piece of paper

Sharpie or marker

Crayons/markers to color after drawing (optional)

Demo Video

What are your favorite things?
Favorite animal?
Favorite food?

Favorite season?

Favorite insect?

Favorite activity?

Favorite toy?
Favorite game?
Favorite outfit?
Favorite movie character?
Favorite holiday?
Favorite people?

Circle the drawing of your most favorite thing!

Color if you have time!

Share/Reflect: Share your one very favorite thing

Drawing with Shapes

 Drawing from Observation

If you look closely at something, you can find the shapes. 

Drawing with Shapes Video

The SHAPE APPROACH to drawing animals:

1. Look at the shape of your animal.
2. Draw the basic shapes.
3. Begin with an oval for the body.
4. Next add the head, neck, tail, face and details

The OUTLINE or CONTOUR APPROACH to drawing animals:
1. Look closely at your animal
2. Begin at the top of your animal's head.
3. Keep your eyes on the animal, and let your pencil move as your eyes move along with the edge of the shape of the animal. Sometimes it helps to keep your place on your animal with your finger as you look and draw.

Reflection:
What approach was your favorite? (Thumbs up thumbs down)

Do you have your own approach to drawing animals?

Where ARE the Wild Things

 

Where ARE the wild things?

 This week we will read a beloved story, Where The Wild Things Are

This book has inspired children for decades to imagine a magical place full of fantastic creatures.

After reading the story, we will use our imaginations to create our own beasts and monsters.

Supplies:
Paper
Markers & Crayons
Construction paper (red & white)
Glue

Video for instructions

Creative Ways to View a Scene

• Artists look for creative ways of viewing a scene and how different perspectives can change the message of a piece.

 

Sketch some ideas for something you could look through...

(Keyholes, windows, fence...)

Choose one and enlarge on a piece of paper

Lightly sketch out the rest of your scene with pencils. 

Choose ONE Color and a dot of white and black.

Continue painting the landscape using variations of tints, shades, and tones of the chosen color. Choose a different brushes for different areas and textures.

Paint in the keyhole (or fencing) material using a mixture of black and white with a bit of the chosen hue. Add details with different values of this color. Share and discuss.

What is atmospheric perspective?

Rafal Olbinski, 1943 | Surrealist painter

CREATING

VA:Cr2.3.7a

Apply visual organizational strategies to design and produce a work of art, design, or media that clearly communicates information or ideas.

VA:Cr1.1.8a

Document early stages of the creative process visually and/or verbally in traditional or new media.

VA:Cr2.1.6a

Demonstrate openness in trying new ideas, materials, methods, and approaches in making works of art and design.

Ten Black Dots

 What Can You Make with 10 Black Dots?

        10 Black Dot Book

Video Lesson

Instructions:

1. Glue down between 1and 10 black dots
2. Draw 
3. Color

Drawing Studio 4 - 5

 Let's Draw!

Create	1. Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.	A. Play & Ideation	Engage collaboratively in exploration and imaginative play with materials
		B. Investigation	Use observation and investigation in preparation for making a work of art.

This week we are experimenting with drawing materials.
We will show what we know using pencils, crayons and markers.
This practice will prepare us for our work in the drawing studio!

With a pencil...
You can create light and dark values.
Value is the lightness or darkness of a color.

You can create light and dark values by changing how hard you press on your pencil.


Blending and Layering:
Making new colors in the drawing Studio
You can layer crayon by coloring one color over another lightly.






Video for 3rd Grade




Ask yourself these questions:
1. How did you use your pencil? Did you press light or hard?
2. Did you layer crayons? Where? If you didn't, add one color on top of another to create layers.
3. Did you use the tip or the side of the markers?


Congratulations! You are now ready to use the drawing studio!

If you finish your book you can try out these other supplies and techniques

Drawing Studio

  Let's Draw!

Create	1. Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.	A. Play & Ideation	Engage collaboratively in exploration and imaginative play with materials
		B. Investigation	Use observation and investigation in preparation for making a work of art.

This week we are experimenting with drawing materials.
We will show what we know using pencils, crayons and markers.
This practice will prepare us for our work in the drawing studio!

With a pencil...
You can create light and dark values.
Value is the lightness or darkness of a color.

You can create light and dark values by changing how hard you press on your pencil.


Blending and Layering:
Making new colors in the drawing Studio
You can layer crayon by coloring one color over another lightly.




Video for 1st and 2nd Grade



Video for 3rd Grade




Ask yourself these questions:
1. How did you use your pencil? Did you press light or hard?
2. Did you layer crayons? Where? If you didn't, add one color on top of another to create layers.
3. Did you use the tip or the side of the markers?


Congratulations! You are now ready to use the drawing studio!