Animal Space
1st Grade
The idea for this art lesson came from Art Room 104. I saw a few of her examples on Pinterest and re-pinned it. Her blog has some really cute and creative ideas! The lesson covers the concepts of space and shape. Background = Place wherever animal is; Middle ground = Animal; Foreground = Leaves
Step 1. Discuss and review geometric shapes. I usually draw examples of the shapes as the students say them. It can help students during their work time if they get stuck and can't think of different shapes to draw.
Step 2. Discuss space. What is space? (Area or distance; includes background, middle ground, and foreground). I use "ABCs of Art" by M.C. Gillis. Their website has some good examples of the art elements you can print off to show your students what you're talking about. Looking at example, what is the main object? (Pig) What the background/where is the animal? (A farm) What do we see at the very front? What covers up part of the background (can also cover up animal if the leaves or animal are large enough)? (The leaves).
Step 3. Draw animal. I had my students pick out one geometric shape to use to create their entire animal.
Step 4. Draw background.
Step 5. Get watercolor palette, a cup of water, and a paintbrush.
Step 6. Paint in the picture. (Allow dry time)
Step 7. Have the students go back over lines with a black fine-point marker or pen.
Step 8. Using green construction paper, and cut out triangles.
Step 9. Glue triangles to the edge of paper to create the leaf border.
Step 10. With a pencil, pen, crayon, or marker, add line details to the triangle to make them look more like leaves.
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