SPRING LANDSCAPE – Impressionism, Texture, SpaceStudents work on black construction paper using white tempera paint to fill in foreground, middle ground and background with a variety of brushstrokes and then paint over the white paint with colours to create a spring landscape in the style of the Impressionists.
Students work on black construction paper using white tempera paint to fill in foreground, middle ground and background with a variety of brushstrokes and then paint over the white paint with colours to create a spring landscape in the style of the Impressionists.
Supplies:
- Crayola Washable Paint
- Crayola Paint Brushes - 5 Count
- Crayola Construction Paper - Black - 22.9 cm x 30.5 cm (9" x 12")
- Water Containers
- Paper Towels
- Plastic Container Lids for Palettes
Steps:
1
- Use two different paintbrushes.
- Fill the paper with different brushstrokes.
- Change the way you hold the brush to make a mark.
- Change the amount of pressure you use to make a mark.
- Change how much space you leave between the marks.
2
- Imagine a horizon line near the top half of your paper with sky above and land below this line
- Use different brush strokes to fill in the space on your paper.
- foreground - the space that seems closest to the viewer, at the bottom of the paper
- middle ground - the space in the middle of the paper between the foreground and the background
- background - the space that seems far away from the viewer, closest to the top of the paper - Make sure the brush strokes show the differences between each area.
3
- Paint over the white brushstrokes with a variety of colours.
- Colours in the foreground are the brightest.
- Colours in the middle ground are duller – add violet and white to dull the colour.
- Colours in the background are the dullest – add more white and violet.
Subjects:
Language Arts,
Science,
Visual Arts
Grades:
Grade 1,
Grade 2,
Grade 3,
Grade 4,
Grade 5,
Grade 6
