NATIVE AMERICAN PORTRAITS
Learning Targets
I can...- Create a Native American Portrait using realistic techniques (bristol board, smudging, preliminary sketch) learned in class
- Use value (lightness, darkness) shape (simple, complex) and space (positive, negative) similar to American Painter George Catlin
- Use design principles (balance, composition, proportion) to recreate documentation Indigenous People and have art appreciation American Indian Culture
- Define Indigenous (something or someone who is native to an area or naturally belongs there)
Lesson One
Day One, Art Start
1. Realistic American Painter (1796-1872) George Catlin
2. American Indian Portraits (1841-1857) by George Catlin
3. Discussion Question "What are two new things you learned about Native American Art? Which Native American Art form interests you the most? How do you think the choices of color, size, or material affect the overall headdress? Which headdress do you prefer? What role did the artist George Catlin play in documenting history?"
Lesson Activities
1. Make a preliminary sketch of head proportions using art element: line (dividing lines, horizontal line, guidelines)
2. Outline facial features (eyes, nose, mouth) and facial details (eyebrows, eyelids, nose socket) with a pencil
3. Add clothing styles (traditional regalia, warbonnets, hair line) to Native American Portraits
Reminder:
- Initials & Home Teacher on Back of Paper
Day Two, Art Start
1. Retrieve Native American Portrait for Assigned Table
2. Painting the Wild Frontier"- The Art and Adventures of George Catlin by Susanna Reich
3. Famous Artist Quote "The several tribes of Indians inhabiting the regions of the Upper Missouri... are undoubtedly the finest looking, best equipped, and most beautifully costumed of any on the Continent"- George Catlin. Do you agree or disagree with his statement?
Lesson Activities
1. Use drawing tools (kneaded erasers, mechanical pencils, sharpeners) to add value (lightness/darkness) to facial features (eyes, nose, mouth) and facial details (eyebrows, eyelids, nose socket)
2. Use drawing tools (kneaded eraser, mechanical pencil, sharpener) to add value (lightness, darkness) to clothing styles (traditional regalia, warbonnets, hair line)
3. Use drawing tools (tortillons, kneaded eraser, white out) to intensity the highlights and shadows within ones Native American Portrait
Day Three, Art Start
1. Retrieve Native American Portrait for Assigned Table
2. Set Up Studio Area (mechanical pencil, sharpener, kneaded eraser)
Lesson Activities
1. Finish using drawing tools (kneaded erasers, mechanical pencils, sharpeners) to add value (lightness/darkness) to facial features (eyes, nose, mouth) and facial details (eyebrows, eyelids, nose socket)
2. Finish using drawing tools (kneaded eraser, mechanical pencil, sharpener) to add value (lightness, darkness) to clothing styles (traditional regalia, warbonnets, hair line)
3. Finish using drawing tools (tortillons, kneaded eraser, white out) to intensity the highlights and shadows within ones Native American Portrait
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