Camouflage Fawn Collages
Learning Targets
I can...
- Create an original Camouflage Fawn Collage using drawing techniques learned in class
- Use shape variation (geometric, organic, free form), line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal), and texture (rough, smooth, implied) inspired by American Painter (1830-1902) Albert Bierstadt
- Use landscape elements (horizon line, foreground, middle ground, background) and design principles (composition, movement, gradation) based on Romanticism
- Define Camouflage (the art of blending in with one's surroundings to avoid detention)
Lesson One
Day One, Art Start
1. Deer In A Mountain Home (1879) Albert Bierstadt
2. Read Secrets Of Animal Camouflage by Carron Brown & Wesley Robbins
3. Discussion Questions "How does the artist show us deer in this painting? Can you think of other ways to make a picture about a deer? If this were a woodcarving instead of a painting, what colors do you think the artist might have used? Can you find other animals in this painting? Have you seen a deer? where? what was the deer doing? How do deer impact the environment? When was this piece created? What events were happening in the world at the time when this piece was created? How is the location of the piece significant? What is the subject matter? What was this artist known for?"
Lesson Activities
1. Choose 12" X 15" Drawing Paper
2. Add line types (contour, continuous, outline) to the positive space (foreground) of the deer collages
3. Outline line types (contour, outline, perspective) with earth tones (brown, yellow, orange) of the Camouflage Fawn Collages
Day Two, Art Start
1. Retrieve Camouflage Fawn Collages for Assigned Tables
2. Deer In A Field (1885) Albert Bierstadt
3. Discussion Questions "What animal represents parts of your personality? What animal represents parts of your physical self? What things do you like about yourself? How do these things show others who you are? What qualities do these creatures possess? When you think of a deer, what characteristics would describe the animal? Why did we choose this animal to represent us? How do animals look different when we draw them whimsically rather than realistically? How does adding bright colors make the artwork feel to you? Does it energize your creature? Do bright colors give the composition movement? How would you describe the way the colors you choose look against the tan paper?"
Lesson Activities
1. Use warm colors (red orange yellow) to fill in the positive space (foreground) of the deer collages
2. Use cool colors (blue green purple) to fill in the negative space (background) of the deer collages
3. Use embellishments (brown paper, painted paper, sand paper) to fill in the positive space (foreground) of the Camouflage Fawn Collages
Day Three, Art Start
1. Retrieve Camouflage Fawn Collages for Assigned Table
2. Set Up Studio Area (construction paper, scissors, glue sticks)
Lesson Activities
1. Add highlights (reflective light, light source) to fill in the positive space (foreground) of the deer collages
2. Add shadows (cast shadow, reflective shadow) to fill in the negative space (background) of the deer collages
3. Add details (fur, hooves, horns) to the positive space (foreground) of the Camouflage Fawn Collages
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