Intro to Painting
Make God look great. Create.
Creative folks do creative things, like paint, write, and walk barefoot through the woods. Non-creative folks do non-creative things, like make spreadsheets and money.
Wrong.
Everyone is creative. Creativity is hardwired into our DNA by God himself. All of us were made to be creative people. Creative juices run hot through our veins.
We see this clearly in Genesis 1:27, which says:
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
God, the greatest of all creators, the One who fashioned the Sun, and the humpback whale, and the Great Dane, made us in his image. The Divine image has been stamped upon us. We alone are made in the image of God. God has given us the glorious task of representing him on the earth. Of showing the world what our God is really like. Of showing the watching world that our God is a creative master who loves to bring beauty out of chaos.
Stephen Altrogge
Objectives:
Students will be introduced to watercolor painting & acrylic painting; exposed to different brush techniques, different paint applications and provided the opportunity to express individual style.
Materials:
brushes, watercolor paints, watercolor paper, painting canvas, water, paper towels, table cloths, sea salt, table salt, straws, masking tape, rubber cement, pins, acrylic paints, glazing liquid, card board, tissues, rubber cement, impasto gel, pallet knives
Process:
Lesson 1
Proper brush care is essential. Brushes are expensive! So before we start, watch this video.
Students will be introduced to watercolor painting & acrylic painting; exposed to different brush techniques, different paint applications and provided the opportunity to express individual style.
Materials:
brushes, watercolor paints, watercolor paper, painting canvas, water, paper towels, table cloths, sea salt, table salt, straws, masking tape, rubber cement, pins, acrylic paints, glazing liquid, card board, tissues, rubber cement, impasto gel, pallet knives
Process:
Lesson 1
Proper brush care is essential. Brushes are expensive! So before we start, watch this video.
- For this lesson you will be painting a technique artwork using watercolor
- Divide a piece of watercolor paper into 10 squares/rectangles with masking tape.
- Follow along with the 13 Watercolor Techniques video
Lesson 2
For this lesson you will experiment with acrylics. Check out this website.
For this lesson you will experiment with acrylics. Check out this website.
Watch this video
Acrylic paint is expensive! Do Not pour out large quantities of paint!
We will be using paper plates for palettes.
We will be using paper plates for palettes.
Watch this video.
and this video about composition
Keeping the information from the video in mind, make sketches and explore different ideas for an acrylic painting. View this to help you generate ideas.
Get paper, palette, paint, brushes, and water. Experiment with the acrylic paint, brushes, and paint knives. Once you feel comfortable, create an acrylic painting using some of the techniques that you have explored.
Standards:
- VA:Cr1.1
- VA:Cr2.1
- VA:Cr2.2
- VA:Re8.1
