Fourth Grade "Emphasis" Drawings Review

Grade Four : Emphasis Drawings,

Media: Pencil, Colored pencil, Marker

Students will use rulers and pencil to create abstract emphasis drawings.

Color theme: Complementary colors

Skills, Processes, Materials, and Tools

2.1Use shading (value) to transform a two-dimensional shape into three-dimensional form (e.g., circle to sphere).

2.8 Use complementary colors in an original composition to show contrast and emphasis.

Develop Visual Arts Vocabulary

1.1 Perceive and describe contrast and emphasis in works of art and in the environment.

1.2 Describe how negative shapes/forms and positive shapes/forms are used in a chosen work of art.

November 7th 2011

We will be studying the idea of emphasis in a work of art.

Art History Example: Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte

Rene Magritte, Le Chateau des Pyrenees

Surrealism

Salvador Dali, Rose

Surrealism

Below are other examples or emphasis I showed the class.

First examples will be posted on Monday November 7th @ 8:00 pm.