INTRODUCTION TO ART: GRADES 7&8 BY: KAYLA SHOUSE

Chapter 1: What is Art?Chapter 2: MediaChapter 3: TechniquesChapter 4: Our Future Projects Chapter 5: Recap

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

GEORGE SEURAT’S A SUNDAY AFTERNOON ON THE ISLAND OF LA GRANDE JATTE

JACKSON POLLOCK’S BLUE POLES

The definition of art is “the expres-

sion or application of human creative

skill and imagination, typically in a vis-

ual form such as painting or sculpture,

producing works to be appreciated primar-

ily for their beauty or emotional power.”

So basically, art is what you create when

you express yourself through visuals.

Oxford Dictionary describes it as such.

Art can be expressed through visuals

such as, but not limited to, paintings,

WHAT EXACTLY IS THIS ART STUFF?

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drawings, sculptures, and

graphic designs.

THE BASICS- The basics of art are color,

medium, pattern, texture, shape,

rhythm, lines, and value.

Here’s a practice quiz you

can take to test your knowl-

edge: TestDO NOT SUBMIT YOUR TEST

Color: The property possessed

by an object of producing dif-

ferent sensations on the eye as

a result of the way the object

reflects or emits light. Change

the color of something by paint-

ing or dying it with crayons,

paints, or dyes.

Medium: The materials used in

a specific artistic technique:

oils as a medium. A specific

kind of artistic technique or

means of expression as deter-

mined by the materials used or

the creative methods involved.

Pattern: An artistic or decora-

tive design.

Texture: The distinctive physi-

cal composition or structure of

something, especially with re-

spect to the size, shape, and ar-

rangment of its parts.

Shape: The characteristic sur-

face configuration of a thing;

an outline or contour. Also,

“form”.

Rhythm: The patterned, recur-

ring alternations of contrast-

ing elements

Line: A thin continuous mark,

as that made by a pen, pencil,

or brush applied to a surface.

Value: The relative darkness or

lightness of a color

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Color Wheel:

The color wheel is a wheel that

shows the colors that go with

each other and which ones are

complementary. The primary

colors are the three main col-

ors; red, blue, and yellow.

You can use a color wheel to

find what colors complement

each other and which colors

are “warm” and “cool”.

Video of primary colors.

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When it comes to making art, how do we

do it?!

Techniques are the ways and the skills we

use to create art. The most popular tech-

niques are drawing, painting, carpentry,

photography, sculpture, and printmaking.

What is your favorite type of technique to

use? Do you like to paint? draw? if so,

you can create your own drawing/

painting here

TECHNIQUES

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These are pictures of a few techniques.

Can you figure out which is which?

1.______________________

2.______________________

3.______________________

4.______________________

5.______________________

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1. 2.

3.

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5.

In this class, you will be completing 3 projects before semester.

Here is a list of artists and their “style” of art. Links are in-

cluded so you are able to read up on their styles.

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WHAT TYPES OR ART ARE WE GOING TO DO?

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Jackson Pollock: Abstract Expressionism

George Seurat: Pointillism

Pablo Picasso: Cubism

Andy Warhol: Pop Art

Alexander Calder: Mobiles

Georgia O’Keeffe: American Modernism

Claude Monet: Impressionism

Salvador Dalí: Surrealism

Pick your favorite 3 “styles”. Now go to Pinterest

and find an art project that you would like to

create. Create your own

art board on Pinterest

and title it “Art

Projects-Intro to Art”

and post your link in

Goo-

gle

Spread-

sheet.

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CREDITS:

Photos:

“A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte”,George

Seurat. Retrieved 12/4/13 Web.

“Blue Poles”. Jackson Pollock. Retrieved 12/4/13 Web.

“Art Pallet” Unknown. Clipart. Retrieved 12/4/13 Web

“Color Wheel” Unknown. Retrieved 12/4/13 Web

All photos on pages 5&6. Unknown. Retrieved 12/4/13 Web

All Photos on pages 7&8. Unknown. Retrieved 12/4/13 Web

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