Candy Corn Drawings

Learning Targets

I can...

• Create an original Candy Corn Drawings using drawing techniques learned in class
• Use warm/cool colors (red orange yellow; green blue purple), line types (contour, outline, continuous), and value (light yellow, dark yellow) inspired by American Painter (1960-Present) Margaret Morrison
• Use drawing techniques (blending, smudging, smoothing) and design principles (composition, repetition, gradation) based on Photorealism
• Define Value (lightness or darkness of color)

Lesson One
Day One, Art Start

1. Candy Corn (2007) Margaret Morrison 

2. Read Count Candy Corn by Ruth L. Brugger

3. Discussion Questions "In the 1880s, George Renninger of the Wunderle Candy Company invented which of the following classic candies? The original tricolor combination of candy corn that became its most popular and traditional form is composed of which three colors? Why was Candy Corn during the early years of production only available for limited season of the year? Although now available year-round, candy corn is especially popular treat during which holiday? Which of the following ingredients is not found in candy corn? Although candy corn is supposed to resemble real corn, individual pieces are actually how many times bigger than an actual, organic kernel of corn? What day is National Candy Corn day? How much Candy Corn is sold each year?"

Lesson Activities

1. Choose 12" by 12" Drawing Paper 

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

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

Day Two, Art Start

1. Retrieve Candy Corn Drawings for Assigned Table

2. Candy Corn Spill (2020) George Ayer 

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? Was 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 cone drawings

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

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

Day Three, Art Start

1. Retrieve Candy Corn Drawings for Assigned Table

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

Lesson Activities

1. Use warm colors (red orange yellow) to fill in the positive space (candy corn) of the candy corn drawings

2. Use cool colors (blue purple green) to fill in the negative space (candy corn) of the candy corn drawings

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

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