5th Grade Valued Skulls experiment with line, shape and pattern, the art elements The OBJECTIVES are to: Experiment with line to develop controlled skill in creating shapes and patterns Materials practice paper White paper 12x18 pencil eraser fine & wide tip sharpie markers Class Periods - 2 Set Up put a sheet of newspaper on each desk to protect it from the permanent markers Make sure the students put their name and date on every project!

An artist, Paul Klee, once said a line is a dot going for a walk. Line performs three important functions. Line encloses an area to create a 2-dimensional shape or a 3-dimensional form. SLIDE 3 Line indicates direction -- vertical, horizontal, or diagonal - creating rhythm or movement in a work of art. SLIDE 4 Line can create a mood or promote an emotional reaction. SLIDE 5 (ask what they feel or emotion they get from each image) The quality of a line will effect its appearance and its function. SLIDE 6 Line varies in length - short or long Line varies in weight - light, heavy, thin, or thick Line varies in character - straight, curved, angular, twisted, broken, continuous, graceful, bold, delicate, weak, strong, masculine, feminine... HAVE THEM NAME THE DIFFERENT QUALITIES SHOWN ON SLIDE 7 There are several types of lines. SLIDE 7 Straight, curved or a combination of both Organic - made by nature (informal), shapes that are irregular, and curvilinear. Geometric - circles, squares, rectangles and triangles -- mathematical in proportion Contour - outside edges, or outlines Repetitive - creating value, texture, and pattern SLIDE 8 (point out where there is texture, pattern, value) Procedure part one - lesson on line

2-dimensional shape 3-dimensional form

horizontal/movement waves/rhythm vertical/movement

Straight, curved or a combination Organic Geometric Contour

Repetitive

Lines can represent a realistic object or scene; they can also create an abstract image. In your first exercise, the dot going on an uninterrupted walk created an abstract design. This time you should use a number of lines, experimenting with the quality of the lines - length, weight, character - for geometric designs. DRAWING THE SKULL Step 1 (slide 10) LEAVE ABOUT AN INCH BORDER ALL AROUND Draw the upper half of a half-circle. Continue drawing the lines, as if you were about to draw a circle. Leave an opening at the bottom. Connect the 2 ends by drawing a wide u-shaped line. Fill the page with the image. Step 2 (slide 11) Draw 2 nostrils in the middle, lower half of the skull. Draw as an OPEN SHAPE. Don’t fill it in. Draw 2 wide circles for the eyes. Draw a parallel, curved line above the U shape of the chin. This will be the middle of the teeth. Step 3 (slide 12) Draw a series of upside-down u-shapes (not to narrow) to form the top row of teeth. Draw a series of u-shapes to form the bottom row of teeth. Go over all lines with a thick black marker. Step 3 (slide 13) These images are just for reference or guide. No need to copy - be original - be yourself. Using line, create patterns in and around the skull. Almost like tatoos. Keep it symmetrical. Whatever is done on one side of the skull should be repeated, in mirror image, on the other side. Refer to slides 7,8,9 for different types of line. See slide 14 for line pattern ideas. Procedure part two - value skull Please remember this is art. Follow the steps, but if someone wants to do something a little different - use your judgement. As long as it folllows the main idea - variation of line, value, shape - they can make it an original.

examples of line, shape, pattern examples of student work

vocabulary symmetry - in drawing is a balanced arrangement of lines and shapes, on opposite sides of an often-imaginary centerline. Shape - the outward outline of a form. Basic shapes include circles, squares and triangles Line - are basically comprised of three families, straight, angle, and curved, which can be combined to make line drawings. pattern - repetition of line and shape