Watercolor abstraction
Supply list:
- Watercolors
- micron pen
- watercolor paper
- water bowl
- watercolor brushes round and flat, various sizes
- paper towels
- salt
Essential question: What elements and principles of design will you use to complete this assignment?
How will we know if they’ve learned it?
Students will have a painting that shows their understanding of abstract art and the arrangement of elements and principles of design.
What will we do if they don’t learn it?
Students will be re-taught and can utilized videos to re-work missing elements of their assignment.
What will we do if they have / have already learned?
Students can always go above and beyond the instructions to create a more challenging experience.
My students understand and can… by the end of the lesson
Working with blending, layering, wash, wet-on-wet watercolor and incorporating pen & ink.
Teks: 117.C (Knowledge and skills) (B) identify and understand the elements of art, including line, shape, color, texture, form, space, and value, as the fundamentals of art in personal artwork; (C) identify and understand the principles of design, including emphasis, repetition/pattern, movement/rhythm, contrast/variety, balance, proportion, and unity, in personal artwork; (B) identify and understand the elements of art, including line, shape, color, texture, form, space, and value, as the fundamentals of art in personal artwork; (C) identify and understand the principles of design, including emphasis, repetition/pattern, movement/rhythm, contrast/variety, balance, proportion, and unity, in personal artwork,
How will we know if they’ve learned it?
Students will have a painting that shows their understanding of abstract art and the arrangement of elements and principles of design.
What will we do if they don’t learn it?
Students will be re-taught and can utilized videos to re-work missing elements of their assignment.
What will we do if they have / have already learned?
Students can always go above and beyond the instructions to create a more challenging experience.
My students understand and can… by the end of the lesson
Working with blending, layering, wash, wet-on-wet watercolor and incorporating pen & ink.
Teks: 117.C (Knowledge and skills) (B) identify and understand the elements of art, including line, shape, color, texture, form, space, and value, as the fundamentals of art in personal artwork; (C) identify and understand the principles of design, including emphasis, repetition/pattern, movement/rhythm, contrast/variety, balance, proportion, and unity, in personal artwork; (B) identify and understand the elements of art, including line, shape, color, texture, form, space, and value, as the fundamentals of art in personal artwork; (C) identify and understand the principles of design, including emphasis, repetition/pattern, movement/rhythm, contrast/variety, balance, proportion, and unity, in personal artwork,
Grading Rubric:
- 20pts Picture is taken by you, not from the internet or a magazine
- 20pts A flat wash is apparent
- 20pts No streaks
- 20pts watercolor is translucent and not applied thickly
- 20pts Craftsmanship, work is not sloppy, complete and created with intent.
