Contour Plant Drawing with DESIGNS and PATTERNS
This is one of my favorite assignments I do for High School art. First students need to draw the contour of the plant and pot. The pot then needs to be broken up into at least three sections in the front. After that students are to create pattern designs in every area. Designs switch when it enters a new section. An example is in the stem area. The stems are broken up by the leaves being in front. This creates sections in the stem. Each section is a differt design pattern. I also like to focus on contrast. Students need to think about thick and thin lines, straight or curvy lines, black and white, and other unique designs that create contrast. The background needs to be a continous pattern. I use sharpies for this assignment.
This is very effective. I'd like to give this a try with younger kids. The structure you have given would help them understand what to do. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great lesson on lines and patterns.
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What an effective piece! Like Gretchen, my students are younger, but I think they would really enjoy this :) Thank you for sharing it with us!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great compliments. Gretchen and Elizabeth, you are right younger students could benefit from this project.
ReplyDeleteI do a similar project with my high school kids. It's good for learning the visual elements. I have had them do simple still lifes, like the potted plant, but I start them with a crazy hair project. It let's them open up and you can see how well they can really do on their own. Some are really awesome and some have a hard time taking art class serious. My kids don't get art in the middle school so it's like starting them on an elementary level and is kinda cool because it's opening their eyes to art almost for the first time.
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