Title: Splatter Silhouettes
Level: 6th Grade
Description: Students will learn about silhouettes, and create their own original design for a silhouette, a cityscape, landscape, or something completely original. Then, they will explore a new paint application… spattering paint using speckling brushes. They will see how their silhouettes attain a new level of interest.
Materials:
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Drawing pencils |
18x24 manila paper |
X-Acto blades & cardboard |
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Tempera paint |
18x24 Oaktag paper |
Speckling brushes |
Objectives:
· Students will be able to demonstrate a new knowledge of silhouettes through their drawing.
· Students will be able to properly use a new art method and material, speckling brushes, to apply paint.
· Students will be able to create an interesting and dynamic silhouette through their use of design elements and color.
Day One:
 | Intro to project |
| Start working on plan |
Day Two:
| Review silhouette properties |
| Continue working on plan |
Day Three:
| Start cutting silhouette on oaktag. |
Day Four:
| Demo on how to use speckling brush |
| Start painting |
Day Five:
| Demo on flipping silhouette |
| start reverse silhouette piece |
Day Six:
| discussion about color scheme |
| start color scheme piece |
Day Seven:
| finish color scheme piece |