Viking Longship Paintings
Learning Targets
I can...
- Create an original Viking Longship Paintings using drawing techniques learned in class
- Use color combinations (analogous, warm colors, cool colors), line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal), and value (lightness, darkness, highlights, shadows) inspired by Scandinavian Longships
- Use painting techniques (underpainting, blending, overlapping) and design principles (composition, proportion, gradation) based on Nordic Art
- Define Hull (the frame or body of the ship exclusive of masts, engines, or superstructures)
Lesson One
Day One, Art Start
1. Oseberg (820 CE) Museum Of The Viking Age
2. Read Picture Of The Past: Life On A Viking Ship by Jane Shuter
3. Discussion Questions "What are Viking longships also known as? What two things were used to power a Viking longship? What were the long Viking stories children learned and listened to called? What was the Viking heaven or afterlife called? Which Viking God rode an eight-legged horse? When did sailing boats or long boars first appear in Scandinavia? What was the navy the Vikings had called? What are the two most famous Viking ships, found in mounds of Norway? How were the sails marked to show that it was a King's ship? Where did the Vikings sleep when traveling at sea? How did the Vikings transport the ships over land? How were the Vikings longships made waterproof? What was the purpose of shields on the side of the ship? How long would a voyage have taken ideal weather?"
Lesson Activities
1. Choose 12" X 15" Painting Paper
2. Use pencils to draw simple shapes (circle, triangle, rectangle) and complex shapes (ellipse, parallelogram, hexagon) of ships for ship paintings
3. Use wooden stylus to outline line variation (thick, thin, contour) of the positive space (ship) of the Viking Longship Paintings
Day Two, Art Start
1. Retrieve Viking Longship Paintings for Assigned Tables
2. Gokstad (890 CE) Museum Of The Viking Age
3. Discussion Questions "What can you tell me about this picture? How do you think the artist came up with the idea for this artwork? What title would you give this picture? How do you think the artist was feeling when he made this artwork? How does your eye move throughout this artwork? What choices did the artist make to make this happen? What does this photograph say about the world we live in? How might your interpretation of this artwork be different from someone in another culture? If you could ask this artwork a question, what would you ask? Do you think it is important to be a trained artist? What projects did this artist work on? Why was the artist drawn to this subject matter?"
Lesson Activities
1. Use permanent markers to outline line variation (thick, thin, contour, outline) of the positive space (ship) for the ship paintings
2. Use neutral colors (black grey brown white) to fill in the negative space (background) of the ship paintings
3. Use neutral colors (black, grey, brown, white) to fill in the positive space (foreground, ship) of the Viking Longship Paintings
Day Three, Art Start
1. Retrieve Viking Longship Paintings for Assigned Tables
2. Set Up Studio Area (paint brushes, tempera paint, watercolor, water buckets)
Lesson Activities
1. Use printmaking paper to print one monoprint of every neutral colors (black, brown, grey, white) of the ship paintings
2. Add highlights (reflective light, light source) to the positive space (longship, foreground) of the ship paintings
3. Add shadows (cast shadow, reflective shadow) to the negative space (background) of the Viking Longship Paintings
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