Veggies & Fruit
"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord..." Colossians 3:23
When you are creating artwork, you should do it enthusiastically, not unwillingly or with complaining. Work from the heart and strive to do your best.
In this lesson you will create a mixed media still life using warm & cool colors.
Artists:
Paul Cezanne
David Hockney
Carolee Clark
Objectives:
You will use observation and various materials to create and design artwork. You will discuss and analyze artistic work.
Materials:
Veggies & fruit; pencil, eraser, paper, white cardstock paper, chalk, black watercolor paint; oil pastels; crayons; water containers; brushes
Vocabulary:
Sphere, cube, cone, pattern, still life, warm/cool colors, balance, contrast, symmetry, asymmetry, overlapping, shade, tint; resist
Process:
When you are creating artwork, you should do it enthusiastically, not unwillingly or with complaining. Work from the heart and strive to do your best.
In this lesson you will create a mixed media still life using warm & cool colors.
Artists:
Paul Cezanne
David Hockney
Carolee Clark
Objectives:
You will use observation and various materials to create and design artwork. You will discuss and analyze artistic work.
Materials:
Veggies & fruit; pencil, eraser, paper, white cardstock paper, chalk, black watercolor paint; oil pastels; crayons; water containers; brushes
Vocabulary:
Sphere, cube, cone, pattern, still life, warm/cool colors, balance, contrast, symmetry, asymmetry, overlapping, shade, tint; resist
Process:
- View still life paintings by Paul Cezanne, David Hockney, and Carolee Clark. Compare and contrast these still life paintings. What do they have in common? How are they different? What stands out in each still life? Can you tell anything about the artist from their painting?
- Balance refers to how things are arranged in a piece of art. Symmetrical balance is created when you evenly place images on both sides of the mid-line. A mid-line is an imaginary line down the middle of your artwork. Asymmetrical balance is created when you balance the size, weight, and variety of images, but not evenly from the mid-line. Balance helps your artwork look better. To get a better understanding of balance watch the video Principles of Art-Balance.
- Choose veggies and/or fruit from the available selection.
- Carefully look at your veggies & fruit. What shapes do you see? How can shading and value add form to the shapes? What texture do you see? What lines can be used to show the texture?
- Practice sketching the veggies or fruit you chose. Select your favorite sketch to create your still life from.
- You will be using warm & cool colors as you create your still life. Watch the video Comparing Warm & Cool Colors.
- How can you incorporate warm & cool colors? Will your veggies & fruit be warm colors and your background be cool colors? Will your veggies & fruit be cool colors and your background be warm colors?
- Use a pencil to lightly draw the image.
- Outline the pencil lines with a thick line of chalk. You can also make a border around your paper with the chalk.
- Color in the image with a thick layer of oil pastels or crayons. You do not need to fill in all the white paper, but you do need to layer on the oil pastels/crayons really thick.
- When you finish coloring, you can wipe off some of the chalk with a slightly damp sponge.
- Paint over your paper with a layer of black water color. Cover the entire image. The oil pastels/crayon will resist the watercolor paint.
- Place it on the drying rack.
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