Emotion Mirror Faces
Learning Targets
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- Create an original Emotion Mirror Faces using drawing techniques learned in class
- Use color combinations (secondary, primary, analogous), shape variation (geometric, organic, free form), and space (positive space) inspired by American Painter (1894-1978) Norman Rockwell
- Use symmetry (radial, bilateral, asymmetrical) and design principles (composition, movement, balance) based on American Art
- Define Expression (exploring thoughts, emotions, intuitions, and needs through visual imagery)
Lesson One
Day One, Art Start
1. Triple Self-Portrait (1960) Norman Rockwell
2. Read The Way I Feel by Jana Cain
3. Discussion Questions "What types of lines do you see in the facial expression or body pose (smile, slumped shoulders)? Does the line type change the feeling of the line? Does the line type change the line direction? What facial expression do you know? How do you draw the expression of a face? How do these faces change with this emotion? What does the word emotion mean? What kinds of emotions do we experience on a day-to-day basis? How do certain cools make us feel? Why do these colors make us feel this way? What kine of lines are there (straight, squiggly, wavy)?"
Lesson Activities
1. Choose 12" X 15" Drawing
2. Use drawing techniques (overlapping, cropping, layering) to make shapes (geometric, organic, free form) of emotion mirror drawings
3. Use drawing techniques (blending, attaching, smoothing) to connect details (eyes, mouth, accessories) of Emotion Mirror Faces
Day Two, Art Start
1. Retrieve Emotion Mirror Faces for Assigned Table
2. Girl At Mirror (1954) Norman Rockwell
3. Discussion Questions "How can you show emotion by only using colors and lines? How can you tell that the artist is feeling that way? Can you make a face that shows that feeling? What do you notice first in the picture? Why does it stand out? Is it larger, brighter, or more colorful? Do the people in the artwork look happy or sad? What do you think they are thinking? Who do you think they are? What else is in the artwork? Do you see someone caring for something in this picture? What is the person caring for? How did the artist show that the person cares for their object? How does this one differ from the last one we looked at? How do the colors, lines, shapes, and space in the painting make you feel? Why do you think the artwork makes you feel that way?"
Lesson Activities
1. Use solid colors (blue, brown, green) to fill in the positive space (portrait) of the emotion mirror drawings
2. Use solid colors (blue, yellow, orange) to fill in the negative space (background) of the emotion mirror drawings
3. Use line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) to fill in the positive space (portrait) for the Emotion Mirror Faces
Day Three, Art Start
1. Retrieve Emotion Mirror Faces for Assigned Tables
2. Setup Studio Area (tempera paint, paintbrushes, water buckets)
Lesson Activities
1. Add highlights (light source, reflective light) to positive space (portrait) of the emotion mirror drawings
2. Add shadows (cast shadow, shadow) to the negative space (background) of the emotion mirror drawings
3. Use stop motion program (iMotion, FlipaClip, Stop Motion) to add an animation to ones Emotion Mirror Faces
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