WITCH HAT DRAWINGS

 Witch Hat Drawings

Learning Targets

I can...

• Create an original Witch Hat Drawing using painting techniques learned in class
• Use shape variation (geometric, organic, free form), line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal), and color combinations (muted, subdued, monochromatic) inspired by Spanish Painter (1746-1828) Francisco Goya
• Use observational drawing (perspective, proportion, grid measurement) and design principles (emphasis, movement, contrast) based on Romanticism
• Define Mood (the emotions that are elicit in the viewer of an artwork)

Lesson One
Day One, Art Start

1. The Witches Witchcraft Spell (1764) Francisco Goya

2. Read Room On The Broom by Julia Donaldson

3. Discussion Questions "How does his depictions of monsters reflect human nature? How can artwork make a government upset? Do you find this artwork intriguing? Do you want to know more about this artwork? What art movement does Francisco Goya's sense of imagination and emotion fit with? How does his artwork capture the behavior, actions, and everyday life of the people the artist observed? Did you know that a bad sickness left the painter Francisco Goya deaf? What did Francisco Goya's personal motto claim that he was doing throughout his life? What is original about the paintings that reflect social and political events of the time? How does the artist depict woman (queens, witches, lower class) as powerful? Why did Francisco Goya paint witches?"

Lesson Activities

1. Choose 12" X 15" Colored Construction Paper 

2. Use hat template (witch hat, wizard hat) to fill in the positive space (foreground) of the hat designs

3. Use line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) to draw the patterns (stripes, plaid, floral, dots) onto the positive space (foreground) of the Witch Hat Drawings

Day Two, Art Start

1. Retrieve Witch Hat Drawings for Assigned Tables

2. The Witches Witchcraft Spell (1797) Francisco Goya

3. Discussion Questions "Are hats the same on both sides? What types of lines did you use to mark a pattern or design on the hats? How do you like your colorful hats? What eye-catching embellishments did you add to your hats? Is it merely decorative or did it pull your eye to something important? What are hats? How many of your have ever worn a hat? How many have you ever lost a hat? How did you feel when you lost the hat? Why are hats easy to lose? Will your hat be straight or have a bend at the top? Do you want a skinny hat or a wide hat? Will you make the brim big or little?" 

Lesson Activities

1. Add highlights (reflective light, light source) to the positive space (foreground) of the hat designs

2. Add shadows (reflective shadow, cast shadow) to the negative space (background) of the hat designs

3. Add embellishments (jewels, sequins, floral, fabric) to the positive space (foreground) of the Witch Hat Drawings

Day Three, Art Start

1. Retrieve Witch Hat Drawings for Assigned Tables 

2. Set Up Studio Area (pencils, colored pencils, erasers, sharpeners)

Lesson Activities

1. Use line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) to add patterns (dots, stripes, floral. plaid) to the positive space (foreground) of the hat designs 

2. Use color combinations (analogous, complementary, secondary) to fill in the positive space (foreground) of the hat designs 

3. Use color combinations (analogous, complementary, secondary) to fill in the negative space (background) of the Witch Hat Drawings

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