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Technical Drawing - Freehand
By the end of the lessons you will be able to:
Bisect lines and angles Improve two-dimensional sketching using various techniques.
Complete a three-dimensional sketch using crating.
Use isometric grid paper as a sketching aid.
Sketch cylindrical objects.
Understand how to use light in shading.
Add shadow and shading to enhance sketches.
Lesson Powerpoint is attached.
Maria Sibylla Merian: Scientific Illustration
Powerpoint lesson, learning objectives are:
Understand the history of scientific illustrations.
Introduce you to Maria Sibylla Merian.
Look at Maria’s scientific illustrations.
Be a Scientific Illustrator
Include the lifecycles of different animals and plants.
Dynamic Artwork: Kinetic Sculpture (Calder)
We are exploring Dynamic Art through the eyes of Alexander Calder.
Students investigated and created a PowerPoint about the Artist before this lesson.
Attached is a lesson plan exploring Calder process of making Mobiles, Kinetic Sculptures. The task is to create a three-level mobile based on flight.
For this task you will need string, sticks and any other type of collage materials.
This is a four-period lesson for Year 9/Grade 8.
Dynamic Art: Abstract Movement (Balla)
We are exploring Dynamic Art through the eyes of Giacomo Balla.
Students investigated and created a PowerPoint about the Artist before this lesson.
Attached is a lesson plan exploring the Balla process and how to create a Balla-inspired artwork.
For this lesson you will need pencils, black pens & pastels.
This is a two-period lesson for Year 9/Grade 8.
Architectural - Technical Drawing - Bubble diagram & Floor plan
Lesson material used for a class with Year 9 (KS3).
This term, we were looking at Architectural, technical drawing. In this lesson, we looked at Bubble diagrams and Floor plans.
The PowerPoint attached is for a 45 min lesson including activities, keywords and examples.
Surreal Edible Architecture
Learning Aims: By the end of the lesson, learners will be able to Understand what Surreal Edible Architecture looks like.
In this download you are provided a lesson plan for maybe 2/3 lessons for Middle School based on food.
You will be provided a list and instructions on how the lesson should flow. Enjoy!
Kimmy Cantrell Ceramic Lesson for Middle School
Learning Objectives:
Who is Kimmy Cantrell and what is the slab clay technique?
How do I use the slab clay technique to create an abstract portrait inspired by Kimmy Cantrell?
Can I use mark-making and painting skills to add colour and pattern to my sculpture?
The download is a Powerpoint.
Line Relief Pottery Lesson
For this pottery project, you will create your own raised design.
A raised design in an artwork is called a ‘Relief’.
You will be using a Styrofoam plate for this project.
This ceramic lesson can be taught to all of Secondary.
This could be a 3 one-hour lesson:
Create your design and Styrofoam plate - the theme could be a pattern or link to another art task.
Build your pot and use the Styrofoam plate
Paint your final design with Watercolours or Acrylics.
Tips:
Try and limit the use of water in stage 2.
Press hard on the Styroplate to capture the design; it doesn’t matter if the Styrofoam plate breaks.
If you use air-dry clay, Acrylics might work better than Watercolours, as the water could ruin the pot.
Have fun!
Egyptian Textiles Fashion
Exploring Egyptian Textiles topic.
Mini lesson (30 mins) with a:
Information & Pictures
Quiz
Design a Tunic exercise
Including visual handouts.
Pastel, Cyberpunk, Futurism, Dystopian, Cityscape
Description:
Learn about a Futurist Artist
Study the Artist’s style
Watch a video clip (Bladerunner) on how this Artist still influences us today
Create your own Futurism artwork based on a Cyberpunk, Futurism, Dystopian, Cityscape
Task involves pastels and black paper.
Included in the download are a PPT and a Video
Technical Drawing - Pictorial
Description:
Define pictorial drawing.
Identify the different types of pictorial drawings.
Define an oblique view.
Draw an oblique view of a 3D solid.
Complete oblique drawings.
Define an isometric view.
Draw an isometric view of a 3D solid.
Complete isometric drawings.
Define a perspective view.
Draw a perspective view of a 3D solid.
You will need pencils, erasers, rulers and graph paper.
The whole lesson is in the PowerPoint, including different drawing tasks.
Propaganda Art - Forests are Golden
Forests are Gold is from a Vietnam
propaganda poster painted in 1977 by
artist Lê Thiệp, who studied at the Trường
Đại Học Mỹ Thuật [College of Fine Arts] in
Hanoi.
This is one lesson look at Propaganda Art not related to War but to the Environment.
Includes an activity at the end.
This is a lower secondary visual art task.
Art History: The Ancient City of Palmyra
Mini 35 mins Art History lesson.
This is a pdf of a student-led lesson including content, quiz and drawing task. I’ve also included imagery for the drawing task.
Art History: Queen of Sheba
Mini 35 mins lesson about Islamic Art History.
Attached is a PDF for a student-led lesson. Included is the story, quiz and a drawing task.
Fernand Leger: Drawing and Painting task
A slideshow lesson in Powerpoint introducting Fernand Leger to your class, includes an activity.
A lesson for two periods.
Years 7, 8, 9
Create a Space Invader with paper weaving
Fun arts and crafts task. A group activity creating a Space Invaders game. In the file attached are the instructions I shared with my class.
Instructions
Starter activity
Examples
Suitable for Y6 and Y7, maybe younger?
Make a 3D Pirate or a Old Sailing ship
You will get A3 instructions ready to hand out to your students.
A4 finished examples.
Powerpoint with learning objectives.
Suitable for Year 7, 6 & 5
Oswaldo Guayasamih Art Installation Lesson
Learning Question:
Who is Oswaldo Guayasamih and how do I create a response to his work?
Materials:
Cardboard
Paint
Black Markers