Essential Question(s):

1. What are the Elements of Art?

2. How can understanding the Elements of Art make me a better artist and my artwork more successful?                                                                                                                            

3. How can I create value with the shading technique, blending?

4. How  do I create form with value and blending?

Mastery Objective(s): The student will…

1 .demonstrate their understanding of the Elements of Art by creating a 2-D Design with his/her name that conveys a specific mood or feeling through the chosen style of the lettering, colors, and patterns. 

PATTERN: elements repeated in an organized way to create design.

VARIETY: the diversity of art elements and design principles found in a composition.

BALANCE: the arrangement of visual objects to create stability.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. 3- 5 Elements of Art are represented in the PATTERNS
2. at least 10 different PATTERNS 
3. the art work as a whole has BALANCE of color and PATTERNS
4. there are at least 5 letters present for the ‘name’
5. the letters are designed with a specific style
6. the style of the lettering, colors, patterns, and design of the work create harmony and work together to successfully convey a specific mood or feeling
7. a minimum of 90% of the work must have color, only 10% maximum of white

RESOURCES – click below to go to the links:

Examples of PATTERN on Mrs. Tabitha Eller’s Pinterest board – art:zentangles.

Examples of LETTERING on Mrs. Tabitha Eller’s Pinterest board – letters & numbers.

Step No.1:

ELEMENTS OF ART WITH PATTERN GRID EXERCISE IN SKETCHBOOK 

Create a grid in your sketchbook with 4 x 5 (H x W) spaces and choose 4 out of the following:

a. LINE

b. SHAPE

c. TEXTURE

d. FORM

e. SPACE

Student Examples:

Then create PATTERNS with the Elements of Art. You should have 4 different patterns for each Element of Art you chose. Remember: these are sketches for the patterns you are using in your 2-D Design and each pattern is a part of a whole artwork that should represent you. So don’t waste your time with patterns you do not want to use in your work. Craftsmanship should be high quality!

Step No.3:

COMPOSITION THUMBNAILS AND FONTS/LETTERING IN SKETCHBOOK

 Create 4 thumbnail sketches of possible designs. Some things to think about as you sketch:

a. Do you want your design to be horizontal or vertical?

b. What are the majority of your patterns? Are they more organic and free-flowing or more geometric and hard-edged?

Student Examples:

Draw 2-3 examples of your name or the 5 characters you are using in your design with different fonts/lettering.

Remember your name/characters cannot be simple line because it will not pop out of your patterns properly. 

Again, here is…

Examples of LETTERING on Mrs. Tabitha Eller’s Pinterest board – letters & numbers.

Student Examples:

Step No. 4:

SHADING TECHNIQUE AND SKILL EXERCISE

Follow along with demonstration and complete exercise along with teacher and peers.

TEACHER DEMO SAMPLE:

 

Step No.5:

COLOR & BLENDING EXERCISE

Choose 3 of the patterns you created on your grid.

Choose a limited color palette for your design. Remember color is key in creating mood and feeling.

Examples of COLOR SCHEMES & COLOR PALETTES on Mrs. Tabitha Eller’s Pinterest board – art:color palettes.

Use colored pencil and sharpie to create the 3 patterns with color. Remember to use the techniques and skills you just learned; blend colors together and shade to create depth and interest.

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Step No.6:

TEACHER CHECK-IN & BEGIN FINAL STUDIO PRODUCT

Step No.7:

PEER Critique & Self Critique

RUBRIC: How will I be graded?Step No.8:

click the link below to go to the STUDY GUIDE activity: