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Artists can't tell stories if they are intimidated in creating the human form. In 3rd grade, both in science and in art, students study the parts of a human figure: what they are, where they bend, and what their size & proportion relationships are so that they can be more confident in their approach to visual storytelling.
Observation Figure Drawing
Students learn that the human body is composed of many different parts and that some of these parts bend at the joints. They also lean that they can begin drawing the human form with a simple stick figure that they add volume to. (In this case to the music of the 90's ban MARRS with their song Pump Up the Volume.)
Dialogue Questions:
Which parts of the model can you see from your point of view?
Where will you need to draw bending shapes?
How can you show overlapping parts?
How can you add volume?
Learning objectives:
· Students will learn observation figure drawing is a method that artists use to get ideas to make art.
· Students will learn that a complex drawing or composition is composed of individual shapes and parts and these parts change depending on our point of view.
(Click the image below to see the figure drawing video.)
Looking at and responding to the art of Jacob Lawrence
Students discussed the 1972 Olympics poster painted by Jacob Lawrence. First, through a VTS model, we looked at and noticed the details in the painting. Then, we discussed the history of the art as Lawrence made a poster for the 1972 Olympics held in Germany by referencing the American athlete Jesse Owns who won 4 Olympic gold medals in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Germany at the beginning of WWII. What did they think Jacob was trying to say by doing this? Then, because elementary aged students are concrete learners, they then put themselves into the poses of the figures in the Jacob Lawrence painting. Finally, they cut shapes out of paper to put together a human figure in one of the poses they saw in the art and that they had held in their body.
Jesse Owens in the 1936 Summer Olympics
➡️ Jacob Lawrence's painting for the 1972 Munich Olympics referencing the American athlete Jesse Owens.
Figure in Motion Painting
What does it mean to be in motion?
Where are you most active?
How many figures will be in your painting?
What do you need to do to make the background add to the feeling of motion?
What colors will need to mix to paint the figure's skin?
Figure in Motion Collage
Dia de la Meurtos: Observation Drawings of Skeletons
Week 1: Students will discuss the Mexican holiday The Day of the Dead (Dia de la Meurtos). Students will understand that the holiday is a celebration & remembrance of ancestors & friends who have died. They will look at & discuss the Day of the Dead work of contemporary Mexican American artist Tony de la Carlo with an emphasis on What makes something look scary (or not).
Next, a demonstration will focus on observation drawing & mapping the large shapes first. Students will begin the process of observation drawing from a plastic human skeleton.
Learning objectives:
· Students will learn that the Day of the Dead is a Catholic holiday that is celebrated in Mexicao & around the world to honor people who have died. They will begin to understand the role of art in this celebration.
· Students will look at & critique the Day of the Dead work of contemporary Mexican American artist Tony de la Carlo.
· Students will learn observation drawing is a method that artists use to get ideas to make art.
· Students will learn that a complex drawing or composition is composed of individual shapes.
· Students will learn methods of utilizing oil pastels including blending & layering.
· Students will learn that looking at, discussing, and analyzing the work of their peers can help to inspire their own work.
NC New Essential Standards
3.V .1 Use the language of visual arts to communicate effectively.
3.V .1.1 Use art vocabulary, including specific artistic terms.
3.V .1.2 Understand that artists use their art to express personal ideas.
3.V .1.3 Identify themes from masters’ works.
3.V .1.4 Understand characteristics of the Elements of Art, including lines, shapes, colors, textures, form, space, and value.
3.V .1.5 Understand characteristics of the Principles of Design, including repetition, movement, emphasis, contrast, balance, proportion, harmony, and unity.
3.V.2 Apply creative and critical thinking skills to artistic expression.
3.V .2.1 Create art through a process that includes generating ideas, planning solutions, and producing original art.
3.V .2.2 Use personal point of view and experiences as sources for creating art.
3.V .2.3 Create art from realistic sources of inspiration.
3.V .3 Create art using a variety of tools, media, and processes, safely and appropriately.
3.V .3.1 Understand how a single tool can be manipulated in multiple ways, safely and appropriately.
3.V .3.3 Create art using the processes of drawing, painting, weaving, printing, stitchery, collage, mixed media, sculpture, ceramics, and current technology
3.CX.2 Understand the interdisciplinary connections and life applications of the visual arts.
3.CX.2.1 Understand how artists fit or function within a society.
3.CR.1 Use critical analysis to generate responses to a variety of prompts.
3.CR.1.1 Analyze art in terms of the Elements of Art and Principles of Design.
3.CR.1.2 Evaluate the compositional and expressive qualities of personal works of art
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