Lesson Plan Submitted by Beth Elzinga,
Elementary Art Teacher at
Champlain Valley Christian School/North Country Christian Academy
Vergennes/Williston, Vermont. (USA)
Grades:
4 - 6th grades (Elementary through high school)
8th grade artwork submitted by Judi Morgan, St. George's
School, Spokane, WA.
Materials:
- Construction paper
- white chalk
- tempera paints
- water dishes
- brushes
- India
ink
- sponge brushes
- Masonite boards newspaper
Resources:
George
Rouault (good for lesson on clown faces or portraits)
Paintings by Julie
Dunn (larger images are not there)
Julie Dunn's Web site
Step-by-step
process
Procedure:
- Draw a chalk picture on construction paper (nature is a popular theme -
leaves, plants, birds). Use thick chalk lines. Make shapes of your drawing large and simple
- Paint inside the chalk lines. Use any color but black. Don't paint over the chalk lines. Leave spaces between colors.
Paint should be applied heavily (build up layers). If you can see the texture
of the paper it is too thin. If you accidentally paint over the chalk lines,
you can use a paint scraper to scrape the line back into place.
- Let painting dry completely. When dry, use gum eraser or tissues to gently wipe away the chalk lines.
Tape paintings to Masonite boards.
- Pour waterproof India ink into a shallow dish. Use a sponge
brush to gently cover the painting with one coat of ink. Don't overlap
brushstrokes.
- Let ink dry for 30 minutes. Then hold painting under cool water
and gently rub away ink. (do not allow ink to dry too long -- it will be too
hard to wash off)
- Set painting on Newspapers to dry. The ink sticks to the painting in some places, just like batik! The results are striking!
Submitted by Joyce Paliulionis, Komarek School,
in North Riverside, Illinois
UNIT: Painting - Tempera Batik
Lessons: Symmetrical Mask Designs - Still life
Grade Level: Middle School
Symmetrical Mask Design Still Life - Subjective
and Objective colors
These are 18" x 24"
Objectives:
- Utilize elements and principles of design - develop strong
composition
- Exploration of colors - contrast - simplification of forms
- Develop painting skills
Motivation:
Try using Greg
Percy's "Obscure Color Song" (Songs in the Key of Art #4)
with this lesson. Have student do some mixing of unusual colors for their
still life (or what ever theme you choose)
Tips from Joyce: We sketched first in pencil, then went over the
pencil with chalkboard chalk making the lines nice and thick. We used
a highly pigmented tempera, Artista and Crayola are both good, and painted
thickly between the chalk lines. We let the paint
dry thoroughly (overnight)...placed the painted paper on Masonite...brushed
india ink, in one direction, over the entire painting and immediately
rinsed the ink off using a gentle flow of water ( I went to the
home economics room and used the sink spray). I did have to use my fingers
to help remove the ink at times. Be gentle, the paper is fragile
when wet. By the way, these were large, 18 x 24, so I rinsed
them...smaller size works can be handled by the students.
Note from Judy Decker: With some brands of tempera you can mix in a
touch of Elmer's glue. This will prevent too much tempera from washing
off. Test your tempera brand first with a small amount. Some brands will
gum up and paint and glue will be wasted. Try this lesson with Sax tempera
paints. Colors are rich and bright. Architecture, nature close-ups, landscapes would be other good theme choices.
See
work of Julie Dunn and her Step-by-step
process
