Dripping Ice Cream Cones
Learning Targets
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- Create an original Dripping Ice Cream Cones using drawing techniques learned in class
- Use color combinations (neutral colors, intermediate colors, metallic colors), shape variation (geometric, organic, free form), and value (lightness, darkness, tints, tones) inspired by American Artist (1983-Present) Jen Stark
- Use painting techniques (impasto, underpainting, dry brush, sgraffito) and design principles (composition, balance, emphasis) based on Contemporary Art
- Define Focal Point (specific area of a composition that captures a viewer's attention first acting as the center of interest)
Lesson One
Day One, Art Start
1. Triangle (2021) Jen Stark
2. Read Bleezer's Ice Cream by Jack Prelutsky
3. Discussion Questions "How is ice cream made? What ingredients does it take to make ice cream? Why do you think the artist decided to open an ice cream shop? What the positives and negatives of making ice cream by hand? What are the positives and negatives to using a machine to make ice cream? What does the artist say about hard work involved in making ice cream? What is your favorite ice cream flavor? If you had a magical ice cream machine, what kind of flavor would it make for you, and what would it do? Which illustration style did you like the best? If you could eat one of these paintings, which one would it be and what is the reason?"
Lesson Activities
1. Choose 12" X 15" Drawing Paper
2. Use graphite pencil to draw geometric shapes (circle, triangle, rectangle) for the positive space (foreground, ice cream, sugar cone) of the Dripping Ice Cream Cones
3. Use graphite pencil to draw line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) for the negative space (background, middle ground) of the Dripping Ice Cream Cones
Day Two, Art Start
1. Retrieve Dripping Ice Cream Cones for Assigned Tables
2. Ablaze (2018) Jen Stark
3. Discussion Questions "What is going on in this artwork? What do you see in the artwork that makes you say that? What are the feelings and mood that this artwork evokes? What do you think the artist intended to communicate? What does this artwork remind you of? How do the elements like size, color, or line affect an audience? What would it be like to experience the scene within this artwork? What do you think will happen next? What details or little surprises do you notice in the background? Does this picture remind you of anything you have seen or done before? What else can you tell me about this artwork?"
Lesson Activities
1. Use oil pastels to fill in the positive space (foreground, ice cream cone) with color combinations (neutral, intermediate, metallic) for the Dripping Ice Cream Cones
2. Use oil pastels to fill in the negative space (background) with color combinations (neutral, intermediate, metallic) for the Dripping Ice Cream Cones
3. Add details (cherries, whip cream, toppings) for the positive space (foreground, ice cream) for the Dripping Ice Cream Cones
Day Three, Art Start
1. Retrieve Dripping Ice Cream Cones for Assigned Tables
2. Set Up Studio Area (paintbrushes, watercolor, glitter crayons, water buckets)
Lesson Activities
1. Add highlights (reflective light, light source, cast shadow) to the positive space (foreground, middle ground, ice cream cone) of the Dripping Ice Cream Cones
2. Add shadows (reflective shadow, cast shadow, shadow) to the negative space (background) of the Dripping Ice Cream Cones
3. Add embellishments (glitter, beads, ribbon) to the positive space (foreground, middle ground, ice cream cone) of the Dripping Ice Cream Cones
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