Painting Unit
In Class Practice
Color Theory Practice - 10 points
Objectives:
Students will distinguish primary, secondary, and tertiary colors.
Students will understand which primary colors are used to make secondary and tertiary colors.
Students will be familiar with a variety of color schemes.
Directions:
Use the following presentation to fill out the worksheet provided (this is an in class activity we will do together)
Color Wheel Worksheet Assignment- 18 points
Objectives:
Students will mix 12 different hues using only the primary colors.
Students will create a variety of tints and shades for each hue.
Students will learn to paint smooth brush strokes
Directions:
Mix all 12 hues of on the color wheel provided.
Mix three tints and three shades of each hue.
Practice controlling your paintbrush and paint. Work on painting within the lines and painting smooth strokes.
Painting the Color Wheel.mp4Colorwheel template .pdfHow to mix tints and shades:
MixingTintsandShades.wmvHow to mix secondary and tertiary colors:
mixingSecondaryandTertiary.wmvBubble Letter Blending Activity- 10 points
Objectives:
Students will be able to draw bubble or block letters
Students will be able to blend paint
Students will be able create the illusion of shadow
Directions:
Draw your favorite letter
Make the letter 3D
Blend the front side of the letter with one color from light to dark or from one color to another
Paint a darker value in the shadows
INSTRUCTIONS:
Step 1. Draw a word in basic letters.
Step 2: Fatten up the letters into outline letters.
Bend the bars of the letters a little bit.
Step 3. Redraw the letters with clean outlines.
Step 4. Add an arrow and some bits.
Step 5. Add 3-D.
IMG_5923.heicDemonstration video:
Bubble Letter Blending.mp4Exquisite Landscape Composition Practice- 10 points
Objectives:
Students will be able to identify Foreground, Middleground, and Background within a painting
Students will show space in a drawing using different sizes in each area in relation to foreground, middle ground and background
Students will be able to create their own composition
Directions:
In this activity, you will create a collaborative drawing that incorporates a landscape, a character, and repetition. A different person will continue to add to the composition. Finally, you will write a story based on what you see in the picture.
Your goal is to have fun creating a unique composition. Use foreground, middle ground, and background along with the rule of thirds to inform where you place your images.
Use the presentation provided for step by step information. In this activity we will pass our drawings to our Classmates 4 times, make sure you're at a table of at least 4.
Summative Assessment:
Storytelling Collage Painting
Objectives:
Students will create a collage based on the important elements of a story.
Students will create a dynamic composition using foreground, middle ground, background, and rule of thirds.
Students will create interesting space in the composition by utilizing repetition.
Students will create a collage as a planning tool.
Students will mix a wide variety of paint colors.
Students will blend colors and gradation within my painting.
Examples
Planning Assignment
Narrative Brainstorming Activity- 10 points
Objectives:
Students will create a narrative with a setting, a character, and a plot.
Students will collect and create visual references for the different elements of a story.
Directions:
Using the worksheet provided. Brainstorm the different elements of your narrative. You also need to use a variety of resources to collect imagery that you will use as reference for your final painting. Save any resource images that you find in a ziplock bag for future use.
Narrative requirements:
A character (person, animal ect.)
Setting
Plot elements
Materials:
Collage paper and other
Hand drawn images
Printed images
Magazine collected images
Collage Sketch/Composition Planning- 10 points
Objectives:
Students will create a collage based on the important elements of a story
Students will utilize the compositional strategies of foreground, middle ground, and background.
Students will apply the rule of thirds to place their character (emphasis)
Directions:
Begin with a piece of news print the size of your canvas
Using the reference images you collected previously, begin to arrange your narrative composition using foreground, middle ground and background.
Finalize your design sketch by drawing and gluing down your imagery. We will transfer the sketch directly to the canvas so make sure to take your time on the sketch.
Narrative requirements:
A character (person, animal ect.)
Setting
Plot elements
Compositional requirements:
Foreground, middle ground, background
Rule of thirds
Repetition
Materials:
Collage paper and other
Hand drawn images
Printed images
Magazine collected images
Painting Process
Step 1: Paint an acrylic wash in the background
Objectives:
Students will understand how to mix neutral colors
Students will create a watered down wash of acrylic paint to prime their canvas
Directions:
Look at your collage, choose a color that is most the overall color of your images. The background is also a good place to reference for color. (You must mix a neutral color. It can be more purple or more red but you need to neutralize it)
Mix a quarter sized amount of the color with acrylic paint.
Use a bit of the paint and mix it with water in the middle of your pallet. Paint the whole canvas with a transparent layer using a large brush.
Let dry for at least 30 minutes or until canvas is completely dry to the touch.
Making an Acrylic Wash (1).mp4
Step 2: Transfer collage sketch to the canvas panel
Learning objectives:
Students will utilize a method of transferring a design onto canvas.
Students will understand layering
Directions:
Wait for your initial acrylic wash to completely dry
Lay the carbon paper black side down onto your canvas. Tack down with masking tape only on one long edge.
Place your collage composition on top of the carbon paper. tack down with masking tape on the same long edge. You should have the ability to lift and check the image without it moving.
Using a pencil or pen, trace over all the outlines of your image. Continuously check to make sure the lines are all transferring.
Tape transfer paper BLACK SIDE DOWN to your canvas. Tape along one long side.
Tape your collage sketch along the same side as you taped the transfer paper.
3. Apply pressure on all of your ourlines using a pencil or pen.
4. Check your work periodically to ensure the transfer is working. Once complete, remove your transfer paper, peel off the tape and return it for re-use.
Step 3: Painting in your design (start with the background)
Learning objectives:
Students will understand layering
Students will strategically block colors in from the back to the front
Directions:
As you begin your painting, start by blocking in the space that is furthest back in your background. Avoid tiny details but DO blend if you want to create a gradation of color in any areas.
Continue to block in colors as you move forward into the middle ground, and foreground.
Layer in small details once the initial blocked in color is dry.
Blend colors when necessary to create value with the paint and dimension of your forms- this should happen when your initial colors are still wet.
Painting pointers and techniques:
