INTRODUCTION TO ART: GRADES 7&8 BY: KAYLA SHOUSE
GEORGE SEURAT’S A SUNDAY AFTERNOON ON THE ISLAND OF LA GRANDE JATTE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chapter 1: What is Art? Chapter 2: Media Chapter 3: Techniques Chapter 4: Our Future Projects Chapter 5: Recap
JACKSON POLLOCK’S BLUE POLES
WHAT EXACTLY IS THIS ART STUFF?
The definition of art is “the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.” So basically, art is what you create when you express yourself through visuals.
Oxford Dictionary describes it as such. Art can be expressed through visuals such as, but not limited to, paintings, 2
drawings, sculptures, and
means of expression as deter-
graphic designs.
mined by the materials used or
the creative methods involved.
THE BASICS-
The basics of art are color,
medium, pattern, texture, shape, rhythm, lines, and value. Here’s a practice quiz you can take to test your knowledge: Test
Pattern: An artistic or decorative design. Texture: The distinctive physical composition or structure of something, especially with respect to the size, shape, and arrangment of its parts.
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Shape: The characteristic sur-
Color: The property possessed
face configuration of a thing;
by an object of producing dif-
an outline or contour. Also,
ferent sensations on the eye as
“form”.
a result of the way the object
Rhythm: The patterned, recur-
reflects or emits light. Change
ring alternations of contrast-
the color of something by paint- ing elements ing or dying it with crayons, Line: A thin continuous mark, paints, or dyes. as that made by a pen, pencil, Medium: The materials used in or brush applied to a surface. a specific artistic technique: oils as a medium. A specific kind of artistic technique or
Value: The relative darkness or lightness of a color
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Color Wheel:
The color wheel is a wheel that
You can use a color wheel to
shows the colors that go with
find what colors complement
each other and which ones are
each other and which colors
complementary. The primary
are “warm” and “cool”.
colors are the three main col-
Video of primary colors.
ors; red, blue, and yellow. 4
TECHNIQUES
When it comes to making art, how do we do it?!
Techniques are the ways and the skills we use to create art. The most popular techniques are drawing, painting, carpentry, photography, sculpture, and printmaking. What is your favorite type of technique to use? Do you like to paint? draw? if so, you can create your own drawing/ painting here
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These are pictures of a few techniques. Can you figure out which is which? 1.______________________

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2.______________________ 3.______________________ 4.______________________ 5.______________________
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WHAT TYPES OR ART ARE WE GOING TO DO? In this class, you will be completing 3 projects before semester. Here is a list of artists and their “style” of art. Links are included so you are able to read up on their styles. 7
Jackson Pollock: Abstract Expressionism George Seurat: Pointillism Pablo Picasso: Cubism Andy Warhol: Pop Art Alexander Calder: Mobiles Georgia O’Keeffe: American Modernism Claude Monet: Impressionism Salvador Dalí: Surrealism Pick your favorite 3 “styles”. Now go to Pinterest and find an art project that you would like to create. Create your own art board on Pinterest and title it “Art Projects-Intro to Art” and post your link in Google Spreadsheet.
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CREDITS: Photos: “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte”,George Seurat. Retrieved 12/4/13 Web. “Blue Poles”. Jackson Pollock. Retrieved 12/4/13 Web. “Art Pallet” Unknown. Clipart. Retrieved 12/4/13 Web “Color Wheel” Unknown. Retrieved 12/4/13 Web All photos on pages 5&6. Unknown. Retrieved 12/4/13 Web All Photos on pages 7&8. Unknown. Retrieved 12/4/13 Web
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