me, myself &I student activity guide for Year 4
Student guide
Contents
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Intro Line me up Colour my world Feel the texture Grab your beret Me, 3 ways Me, myself & I 2
Intro All about the guide for students
prep time 5 minutes
cook time nil
serves 1
things you need 1/2 cup
1 can
5 tbsp
1/2 tsp
2 tbsp
1 clove
1 block
4-oz
creativity
honesty
Can-do attitude
Hard work
fun
Time management
focus
participation
2 TBSP
Perseverance
method This guide will steer you through activities that will help you build skills in media and visual arts so that you can produce a piece of your own critiqued artwork. All you need to do is bring with you the list of things above and complete each of the activities. All of the activities are set out in recipe-style to help you understand that art can be a process, just like cooking. When you include all of the ingredients and follow the recipe you will be able to create a finished product to be proud of. Bon appetite!
Activity one
Line me up Here’s how 1
Select at least three different mediums and experiment with drawing lines across the paper.
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Write a sentence next to each of the lines, describing how you made that line. Use the question sheet on the next page to help guide your thinking.
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Write another sentence about where you might use the line if you where creating an artwork.
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Share your work with a classmate. Look at what they have created and share your line work with them.
helpful notes You can fine different line qualities in magazines, books, brochures, catalogues, online in websites, games and advertisements, really anywhere that might use visual aids to help promote or convey an idea. Start taking notice of the use of lines and their qualities in everyday life so that you can build your skills on how, why and where lines make a difference to the audience.
Activity one
Guiding Questions 1
Is this line light or heavy and what types of characteristics make it this way?
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How can a line suggest ideas or feelings to the audience? Eg. Lots of heavy dark lines could suggest sadness or a powerful feeling. A light, wispy line………..?
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How would you show or express excitement by just using lines?
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How would you use lines to express or show confusion? How are these lines different from excitement?
Activity two
Mood changes with colour Here’s how Colours can have a big effect on the mood of an artwork or the way the audience feels when they engage with or view an artwork.
Create at least 4 examples of mood by using some
different materials and colours.
See what types of mood you can create by just changing the colours you use.
Make a list of
moods under each of your experiments.
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Activity 3
Feel the texture Here’s how Just like using different colour s and lines, texture can create moods or feelings in art. Look at the following examples of texture and describe what sort of texture you see and how you think the artist has created it. Make a record of your ideas and share them with someone else. How was your thinking different from the person you shared with? Did you know that you can texture your drawings and photographs using image editing software and Apps? There are lots to choose from, use a computer program to experiment with a photograph or an image you like and see how changing the texture of an image can change the mood.
Ben Quilty, (2007) Self Portrait Dead (Over The Hills and Far Away). Retrieved 1 April 2016 from http://www.artmuseum.uq.edu.au/2007-exhibitions
Vincent van Gogh, (1887) Self Portrait . Retrieved 1 April 2016 from http:// www.vangoghgallery.com/catalog/
Claude Monet, (1886) Self Portrait .Retrieved 1 April 2016 from http://www.claudemonetgallery.org/selfportrait-with-a-beret.html
Andy Warhol (1979) Liza Minnelli. Retrieved 1 April 2016 from http://www.warhol.org/ArtCollections.aspx? id=1631
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Activity 4
Grab your beret Here’s how You are going to build a bank of words and meanings so that you have the toolkit to evaluate or critique a piece of art. Fill this bubble with as many describing words and their meanings as you can that could help you describe an artwork. You will be using these words to evaluate your own and others work so make sure they are meaningful to you.
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Activity 5
Me, 3 ways Here’s how You will now use an iPad to take a self portrait. Experiment with close –ups, positioning, background, framing, light and location.
Choose your favourite 3 pictures and write a few sentences (evaluate) about the photograph, explaining what you chose to include (or not include) and the effect your choices had on the final picture. Go back to your thought bubble of words to evaluate artworks and use the words that fit with your photograph. Print your 3 pictures and add your evaluation to each.
It’s easy to see from these examples how changing the lighting, the colour, location and framing can change the mood of the portrait.
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Activity 6
Me, Myself & I Here’s how This final activity will bring together all of the skills you have been practicing. Your task is to create a self portrait using any medium you like to create an expression of yourself. Think about colour, line, texture, light, background. Will you paint, draw or photgraph yourself and then use a digital tool to create your artwork or will you create a self portrait using computer software or technology? - the choice is yours. You will also need to explain your choices in a written format to add to your work so that the audience can appreciate the thought that went into your expression of yourself. Below is an example of what you will need to produce. Self portrait by Kylie Barker I have chosen to use charcoal on paper so that I could create simple lines with contrast. I wanted to create a simple drawing because this is the way I like to live. I don’t enjoy the complex things in life, I love the simple moments when everything feels right and I feel happy. I chose to draw my face in my hand because this position tells the audience that I ‘m thinking. I think about my actions, I think about others and this is a big part of who I am. I kept my hair simple and my facial features restricted to a few lines because I want the audience to understand that I don’t fuss with my appearance. I think a person’s actions, thoughts and intent ions are more important to spend time making beautiful than their appearance. I chose a green tint to represent calm which is my favourite mood to feel and the rough texture represents my age as I grow older there are more bumps, blemishes and wrinkles which I feel are special badges of life to help me remember my stories. Overall ,I like the uncomplicated but meaningful artwork that I have created to express myself.
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