Animal Glue Drawings
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Have you ever drawn with glue? Our class discussed the use of animals in art to tell stories, connect art and science, and transform one subject into another. Next, students choose an animal as a visual metaphor and learned how to create texture with glue lines.
James Audubon. Visit the Smithsonian to read a biography of this fascinating artist who found his calling later in life. Look at the books that hold his paintings in the video below.
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how do artists incorporate animals into their work?
Guido Daniele. Visit the artist's website to learn more about the animals he paints on models' hands.
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Scholastic Art. Check out this issue about animals in art.
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In the Lab: Research Your Animal!
Plan out your work: Animals & metaphor
Practice drawing Textures with glue & Create Final animal drawing
Explore Warm, Cool, & Neutral Color Groups with Chalk Pastels
Add color with Chalk Pastel in Finished Drawing
student work
objectives & Assessment
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Standards VA6MC1b. Formulates and composes a series of ideas using a variety of resources (e.g., imagination, personal experience, social and/or academic interests, books, Internet, popular culture).
VA6MC1c. Explores essential questions, big ideas, or themes in personally relevant ways. VA6MC2d. Explores and invents artistic conventions (styles, techniques) to connect and express visual ideas. VA6MC3c. Identifies and analyzes the artists’ ideas, symbols, values, themes and/or intentions within artworks through spoken, written, or visual form. VA6CU1b. Identifies and analyzes images which showcase universal themes, symbols, and ideas from diverse past and present cultures. VA6PR1a. Produces original two-dimensional artworks using a variety of media (e.g., pencils, markers, pastels, water-based paint, printmaking materials, collage material, photographic materials, and electronic media). VA6PR2d. Develops and uses original visual metaphors in artwork to convey meaning. VA6PR4c. Practices techniques using a variety of media and tools. VA6AR1a. Distinguishes between complete and incomplete artworks. VA6AR1b. Analyzes projects and revises them as needed. VA6AR2e. Explains how selected principles of design and elements are used in an artwork to convey meaning and how they affect personal response to that artwork. |