Visual Art 2015

Term 2 2015

Teaching and Learning Sequence: Houses Lino Printing

Students will

• Explore some art-making conventions, applying knowledge of elements and selected principles through the use of materials and processes.

• Develop ideas

• Develop practical knowledge

• Communicate and interpret

My Pinterest

More printing includes you tube clip

Printmaking idea - very cool, includes a Prezi that ignites ideas!

art printing lessons on Pinterest

For the Love of Art - lots of ideas, gives a site where you use a photo and it turns it into a sketch

Ten Tips for Lino Printing - Ten tips for successful lino printing, easy to follow

Lesson Sequence:

Initial Drawings

Explored houses in streets, on hills and standing alone. Pinterest, google images. Mrs B’s doc

Each student made a doc where they copied images of houses that appealed to them. Once they had a few they chose one to draw onto newsprint.

                       

Lino Cuts

Term 1 2015

Teaching and Learning Sequence: Machinery Panels (Pastel/paint)

Learning Experience: design, paint and pastel a 6 piece panel on A2 Cartridge

ARTWORK !

Pipes

1. On A2 cartridge, draw one pipe from one side to the other, keeping the pipe relatively wide as they will be pasteled.

2. Pastel one pipe at a time, remembering to graduate colour from dark to light, finishing off with white. Take care not to go over the edges or over an existing pipe.

ARTWORK 2

Investigation (UI, CI)

1. Share examples of other panel artworks.

2. Teacher-led whole class discussion on the what should be focused on in observational drawing . Discuss shapes, areas of interest, scale etc.

3. Complete an observational drawing on newsprint using pencil. Machinery must hold shape and balance.

4. Questions to focus students:

• What lines can you see?
• What shapes do you see?
• Where are shapes/lines repeated?
• What area catches your eye? Why do you think that?

Producing a artwork (PK, DI)

5. On A2 cartridge rule up according to instructions

6. Discussion on the what a ‘keyhole frameup’ is and how it can be used to create an effective artwork. Frameup various parts of the machinery, discussing the merits of each frameup.

7. Draw using light coloured crayon, different machinery parts using keyhole frames to help focus point of interest.

8. Using watercolour block paint, paint in main shapes - no detail.

9. Allow to dry overnight or use blowdriers.

10. Revisit how to blend pastels - in/out, one side to another, dark to light, light to dark, etc.

11. Introduce colour theory including the colour wheel.

12. Create a balance between colour and white areas. it is very important that white areas stay CLEAN.

13. Use black pastel sparingly.

14. Once dry, go over background with a PVA wash.