Unit: Color, Art History, Line, Shape,
Course: Elementary Art
Shape Trace
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I. OBJECTIVES
A. To
make a picture from one repeated object
B. To be aware the overlapping
object makes new shapes
C. Define and recognize
positive and negative space
D. Recognize
both as opposites
E. Understand
objects have shapes and not all shapes are objects
II. MATERIALS
A. Paper
6"x9" white or manila
B. Paper
12"x18" white or manila
C. Pencils
D. Erasers
E. Color pencils
F. Art history picture (Henri
Matisse, Large Composition With Masks)
G. Scissors
III.
PROCEDURE
A. Show example of art, (Henri Matisse,
Large Composition With Masks)
B. Point out the repeated shape has
only one color in Matisse's art
C. Ask what is the same and what is
different in the picture
D. Talk about the picture
E. Discuss “objects” and
"shapes"
F. Discuss the steps in the project
1. Draw an outline of an object (something they can touch like a
ball, but not a circle) on paper 6"x9" with pencil, as big as
possible
2. Cut out the object
3. Trace the object
on the paper 12"x l8"
4. The object can be
placed randomly or thought out
5. Trace until
paper is filled and each is overlapped by one or more objects
6. Color
each space one color
IV. REMARKS
A. Students should only trace (not draw
what is on the inside, outline of a soccer ball but not the black and white
patches)
V. EVALUATION
A. Each student will be able to create
a 2d picture
B. Students will become more aware of
the shapes of objects in their picture and in their environment
C. See the shapes of the overlap lines