Comprehensive Arts Planning Guide

Comprehensive Arts Planning Guide: Designed by: Mary Miller

Project Title: Positive/Negative Cut-Out Design Grade Level: 8 Estimated Time: 5 class periods Standards and Benchmarks: 2 a&b, 3 b Create and Analyze Objectives: TLW use contrasting colors to define both shapes and space for visual impact. TLW keep the design simple yet will use many cut-out areas to achieve the shapes and result with more positive than negative areas of space Kick-Off Activity: Show examples of Wycinanki (Polish paper cutting) and other student examples.

Process/ Directions  Show examples of Wycinanki (vi-chee-nan’-kee), Polish Paper Cutting and demonstrate use of i-slices and x-acto knives. Emphasis safety issues and use of cutting mats.  Students will do a contour drawing of an object and divide it into sections to be cut by shading the cut-out areas. (Explain this as the shaded areas are like the stained glass and there has to be lead to hold it all together. When cutting, the “stained glass” areas are cut so as to leave the lead.)  Once the drawing, with shaded cut areas is approved, the student will start the cutting process by placing the practice drawing on top of the final paper, on top of a cutting mat and then cutting through both sheets of paper.  Once all areas have been cut away, the practice paper is removed and the final cut out paper is turned over.  On the reverse side of the final cut-out paper, colored pieces of paper are glued in place to create emphasis. (example that is shown to them for emphasis is a cut-out of 5 Zebras and black paper is showing through the cut out areas of 4 of the zebras, but red is showing through one of them.)

Examples of paper cuts done by students and by artists, 9 x 12” white drawing Materials paper, colored pieces of fadeless art paper, school glue, i-slice, x-acto knives, safety cut mats Wycinanki (Polish Paper Cutting art form), i-slice, positive space, negative space, Vocabulary contour drawing.

Elements Line Shape Color Space Form Texture Value

Balance Rhythm Movement Unity (Harmony) Contrast Principles Pattern (repetition) Emphasis (Focal Point) Resources/ Student examples Research

Assessment/ Finished product should have less than 30% negative area, cuts should be clean Criteria and not jagged, emphasis should be created with color

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