ART I

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Art 1. Lesson plans.

WI State Standards:

  • AA Cr10h
    Investigate: Engage in critical thinking, problem solving, and research through elements and principles of art and design studio practices and processes.
    (aesthetics / problem solving)
  • AA Cr11h
    Plan: Formulate original concepts by practice, experimentation, and revision. (planning/experimentation)
  • AA Cr12h
    Make: Create works of art that introduce students to media, care of tools, and basic craftsmanship skills.
    (skills)

Elements of art. What will you learn in Art 1.

what will you learn?

The elements and principles of design are the building blocks used to create a work of art.

Elements of Art are the visual "tools" that artists use to create an art work – they are what makes up an image or an art object: line, shape/form, value, color, space, and texture.

Principles of Design are the ways artists use the Elements of Art in an artwork – this is "what we do with the Elements" – how we arrange them, how we balance them, what is being emphasized, etc. The principles are: balance, contrast, repetition, emphasis, and unity.

elements of art

Elements of Art are the visual "tools" that artists use to create an art work

Artists manipulate these elements, mix them in with principles of design and compose a piece of art. Not every work has every last one of these elements contained within it, but there are always at least two present.

For example, a sculptor, by default, has to have both form and space in a sculpture, because these elements are three-dimensional. They can also be made to appear in two-dimensional works through the use of perspective and shading.

line

line

shape

shape

value

value

color

color

space

space

texture

texture

principles of design

Principles of Design are the ways artists use and arrange the Elements of Art in a composition.

The Principles of design is what we do to the elements of art. How we apply the Principles of design determines how successful we are in creating a work of art.

balance

balance

contrast

contrast

repetition

repetition

emphasis

emphasis

unity

unity

timeline

semester 1
week 1 weeks 2-6 weeks 7-12 weeks 13-20
Intro to class, Elements of Art and Princilpes of Design. Warm up assignments for initial asessment.

Unit 1:

Line

3 formative and 1 summative assignments

Unit 2:

Shape and Form

5-6 formative and 1 summative assignments

Unit 3:

Value

4 formative and 2 summative assignments
semester 2
weeks 1-7 weeks 8-14 weeks 15-19

Unit 4:

Color

3 formative and 2 summative assignments

Unit 5:

Space

5-6 formative and 1 summative assignment

Unit 6:

Texture

2 formative and 1 summative assignments

quick projects

warm-ups

Elements of Art

line

shape

value

color

space

texture

Principles of Design

balance

contrast

repetition

emphasis

unity

Enrichment

skills