Artwork was taken from Pinterest without an artist’s credit.
Medium: Chalk Pastels
Reason for Lesson: Lesson was designed to teach the element of space using the artwork of Picasso.
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Preparation prior to the lesson: Study the life and works of Picasso including “Three Musicians”
This youtube video was helpful for shading and the technique of the chalk pastels for snowmen.
Materials:
Grey paper, colored paper as a mat.
Grey paper is cut to 6 x 9 inches. The mat is 9 x 12 inches.
Chalk pastels for students
paper towel for each student
baby wipes to keep hand clean for each student
Instructions to Lead Lesson:
Begin talking about the life of Pablo Picasso. Share interesting facts about his life and include his art “Three Musicians”
The Element of Art we are discovering is space.
We are going to create a snowman musician in the night using chalk pastels.
Some important techniques to remind the children of chalk pastels are:
Chalk pastels are fun to work to blend and soften colors. Use a tissue or paper towel to blend; avoid using fingers to blend.
Keep your hands clean and be careful while touching your art so as not to muddy up the art. Instead of blowing the chalk off the paper tap to remove any excess.
Wipe off your pastels after to each use to keep their pure color.
Using the grey 6 x 9 inch paper draw with white pastel the ground and the shape of the snowman. Shade with white the side of the snowman that faces toward the moonlight. Softly blend white chalk to the other side to fill in the snowman.
Sweep yellow chalk on side of snowman facing the moonlight. Sweep light blue on the backside of snowman to create a shadow. Add light blue and a small sweep of black (creating grey) on the snow hill to cast a shadow of the snowman. Blend the colors using a different section of your tissue after changing to each color. Use a clean portion of the cloth to wipe each chalk pastel after use to keep from muddying the colors.
It is now time to add details. The snowman’s face, hat, scarf, clothing, arms and musical instrument. Blending as needed with a tissue. Lastly, add white dots of snow. Mat on colored paper. Spray art outside with a clear sealer.
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