Audrey Flack Inspired Crayons
Learning Targets
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- Create an original Audrey Flack Inspired Crayon using drawing techniques learning in class
- Use secondary colors (orange green purple), line types (curvy wavy dotted), and value (light, dark) inspired by American Artist (1931-Present) Audrey Flack
- Use drawing techniques (contour line, outline) and design principles (composition, repetition, gradation) based on Photorealism
- Define Secondary Colors (mixing two primary colors- orange green purple)
Day One, Art Start
1. Crayola (1972-1973) Audrey Flack
2. Read The Crayon Box That Could Talk by Shane Derolf
3. Discussion Questions "Wouldn't it be terrible? Wouldn't it be sad? If just one single color was the color that we had? If everything was purple? Or red? Or blue? Or green? If yellow, pink, or orange was all that could be seen? Can you just imagine how dull the world would be? If just one single color was all we got to see? Can you imagine a day without crayons? If you could invent a new crayon color what would it be named? What would your crayons say if they could talk? How do these colors make you feel? What would you do if you had a runaway crayon? What crayon colors do you line?"
Lesson Activities
- Choose 12" by 15" Drawing Paper
- Draw three thumbnail sketches of crayons using observational drawing skills (outline, contour) for crayon drawing
- Add details (shadow, crayon box, crayon shavings) to negative space (background) of crayon drawing
Day Two, Art Start
- `Retrieve Audrey Flack Inspired Crayons for Assigned Table
- Crayons (1992-1993) Audrey Flack
3. Reflective Discussion "Audrey Flack is the pioneer of Photorealism. She was the first artist to have her work accepted to MoMA NYC. All of her pieces have a hidden story and use still life materials to reveal personal meaning. Elements (flowers, jewelry, photos) of her pieces suggest we need to make the most of the time we are allotted. For some this might feel like Pandora's box, however, a viewer's eye can hold beautiful secrets that deserve to be shared. What memories or experiences do you have of using crayons as a child?"
Lesson Activities
- Use drawing techniques (contour line, outline) to add basic shapes (cylinder, cone) of crayons to crayon drawing
- Use design principles (composition, repetition, gradation) to fill in the positive space (crayons) of the crayon drawing
- Use drawing techniques (contour line, outline) to add details (crayon box, crayon shavings) of the crayon drawing
Day Three, Art Start
1. Retrieve Audrey Flack Inspired Crayons for Assigned Table
2. Set Up Studio Area (crayons, pencils, erasers)
Lesson Activities
1. Use secondary colors (green orange purple) to fill in the positive space (crayons) of the crayon drawings
2. Use secondary colors (orange green purple) to fill in the negative space (background) of the crayon drawings
3. Add design details (overlapping, enlarging, cropping) to the negative space (background) of the Audrey Flack Inspired Crayons
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