Candy Canes Drawings

Learning Targets

I can...

• Create an original Candy Cane Drawings using drawing techniques learned in class
• Use color combinations (complementary, secondary, primary), shape variation (free form, organic, geometric), and space (positive negative) inspired by The Legend of the Candy Cane by Lori Walburg
• Use color theory (mixing, harmony, combinations) and design principles (composition, proportion, repetition) based on Contemporary Art
• Define Color Theory (practice of mixing and creating visual effects with different combinations)

Lesson One
Day One, Art Start

1. Candy Cane Pile Up (2010) Lynn Weatherford 

2. Read The Legend of the Candy Cane by Lori Walburg

3. Discussion Questions "What was the purpose of the candy canes invention in the states? What colors were the candy canes first made of? What other purpose does the crook in candy cane have? What odes the white and red symbolize on the candy cane? Why is the texture hard on the candy cane? What old related plant is similar to the flavor of peppermint? Who made the most candy canes in the United States during the 1950s? When are most of candy canes sold? When making candy canes, what is the next step after heating and melting the sugar? Why are candy canes so closely tied with the Christmas holiday? How are candy canes today different than the original candy canes?"

Lesson Activities

1. Choose 12" by 12" Drawing Paper

2. Draw three thumbnail sketches of candy canes using observational drawing skills (outline, contour, continuous) for candy cane drawings

3. Add details (shadows, reflective light) to negative space (background) of Candy Cane Drawings

Day Two, Art Start

1. Retrieve Candy Cane Drawings for Assigned Table

2. Candy Candy (2012) Andrea Nally

3.  Discussion Questions "If this art could talk, what would it say? If you could ask this artwork a question, what would you ask it? How might your interpretation of this artwork be different from someone in another culture? What does this artwork teach us about the past? What this intended to be a work of art or not? Why do you think that? How does that impact your understanding of the artwork? If you could change this artwork, how would you change it? Who do you know that would really like this artwork? Why would they like it? What do you think you should be learning about or looking at this artwork? How can you connect this artwork to your own life? Do you personally connect or relate to this picture? What does this artwork remind you of? What would it feel like to be in this artwork?

Lesson Activities

1. Use drawing techniques (contour outline continuous) to add basic shapes (cone triangle rectangle) of candy cane drawings

2. Use design principles (composition repetition gradation) to fill in the positive space (candy cane) of the candy cane drawings

3. Use drawing techniques (contour outline continuous) to add details (shadows reflective light) to Candy Candy Cane Drawings

Day Three, Art Start

1. Retrieve Candy Cane Drawings for Assigned Table

2. Set Up Studio Area (oil pastels, erasers, pencils)

Lesson Activities

1. Use color combinations (complementary, secondary, primary) to fill in the positive space (candy cane) of the candy cane drawings

2. Use color combinations (complementary, secondary, primary) to fill in the negative space (background) of the candy cane drawings

3. Add design details (shadows, reflective light) to the negative space (background) of the Candy Cane Drawings

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