BEGINNER: ELEMENTS OF ART In a 3rd grade art FLEX curriculum, this sample scope and sequence shows how all of the elements of art can be covered and explored. Starting with line and ending with form, students can practice their creativity and gain knowledge of the elements of art through a variety of media. FLEX resources can also be paired to support learning. ELEMENT LINE SHAPE COLOR VALUE TEXTURE SPACE FORM Lessons Shape Collaborative Sculpting a Wire Face Relief Printed Line Castles Leaf Prints Moonlit Midnight Texture Dot Prints Mural Community Sculpture BASIC SHAPES COLOR WHEEL ALL ABOUT VALUE WHAT IS SPACE: TEXTURE? CREATING THE ILLUSION OF DEPTH PRIMARY Value describes the lightness CIRCLE or darkness of a surface. Y ELLOW VALUE CIRCLE SQUARE Texture describes the surface quality of an object. Y GE EL N LO Artists use both actual texture (how things feel) and A W OR - - GR W E LO E S L N VALUE SCALE SQUARE E E implied texture (how things look like they feel). Y Y C R O Forms are three-dimensional (length, width, { } A N OVERLAPPING SIZE G D E R D N Objects that are closer to the viewer overlap Objects that are far away appear smaller. G E A height) and can be viewed from many angles. O N E objects that are behind them. Objects that are close up appear larger. N R A C Y E R O Forms have volume and take up space. S GRADIENT OVAL PRIMARY OVAL B E L G U N E - A G R R A line is a path made by a moving point O E - E D N E R through space. It is one-dimensional and can Resources vary in width, direction, and length. TRIANGLE FOCUS PLACEMENT RECTANGLE TINT SECONDARY Objects that are far away appear lighter in Objects closer to the horizon line appear B color and less clear than objects that are close. farther away. P L R U Y D I E E M R R A A R B M SHADE L I U Y T Vanishing Point E E R - L V I O O I P V L - E D T E R V I O T L TRIANGLE E TONE RECTANGLE S E C Y O R N A D VALUE PERSPECTIVE Adding shading to two-dimensional shapes Depth can be created through the use of one can make them appear three-dimensional. vanishing point. 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There, da Vinci Piet Mondrian was born in Amersfoort in the Netherlands in Helen Frankenthaler was the daughter of New York State Supreme began training as an artist in 1620 at age 14. In 1625 he began symbolic colors Sarah Morris was born in Sevenoaks, southeast of London, England. Barbara Hepworth was born in Yorkshire, England. As a girl she worked for Andrea del Verrocchio, an artist trained by Donatello, 1872. He attended the Academy for Fine Art in Amsterdam Court Justice Alfred Frankenthaler and his wife, Martha. She creating small works full of rich detail. He also began making She studied at Cambridge University and then Brown University, traveled the countryside with her civil engineer father, who worked who worked for a powerful family credited with the success of the and worked as a teacher and painter. In the early 20th century, attended Dalton School and Bennington College, graduating in 1949. etchings showing a unique mastery of light and shadow. After where she earned a degree in philosophy and semiotics (the study of for the West Riding County Council. Hepworth attended Wakefield Renaissance movement. While working for Verrocchio, da Vinci he decided to move to Paris--the place where all the newest Frankenthaler was part of the second generation of the postwar moving to Amsterdam, he began creating large-scale, dramatic how signs and symbols create meaning). After that, she was part of Girls’ High School and the Leeds School of Art before moving to studied the humanities, molding his imagination while understanding ideas in art were being explored. He left behind his home in American abstract painters. She was a major influence in taking paintings of biblical and mythological scenes. Despite his artistic FAMOUS WORKS the Whitney Museum of American Art Independent Study Program Café Terrace At Night, 1888 London to study sculpture at the Royal College of Art. A year after relationships between individuals and the world as a whole. the Netherlands in 1911, as well as the woman he loved, to painting from Abstract Expressionism to Color Field painting. success, his family life was marked by tragedy. Three of his while working as an assistant for American artist Jeff Koons. graduating, she was awarded a West Riding Scholarship for a one- pursue his career in art. He became a success, and his work children died within five years, and his wife died shortly after; The Starry Night, 1889 1903-1975 year opportunity to travel abroad. She went to Italy, where a master- went on to influence artists, fashion designers, and even however, he continued creating magnificent works until his death KNOWN FOR carver taught her how to carve marble. furniture designers! KNOWN FOR 1872-1944 KNOWN FOR in 1669. English sculptor Da Vinci is famous for a painting technique called sfumato, which Morris is known for her abstract paintings, which feature bright color Frankenthaler is best known for her “soak-stain technique” that KNOWN FOR Born 1967 blends colors and lines to create a soft effect. He famously used fields, sharp lines, and repeating shapes. She is also a filmmaker impacted abstract painting in unique ways. Frankenthaler would pour KNOWN FOR Dutch Painter KNOWN FOR 1928-2011 1606-1669 KNOWN FOR Van Gogh is best known for his use HISTORY Famous for her simple this technique on The Last Supper, a fresco painted on wet plaster. who focuses attention on the power and control behind places and thinned oil paint onto an unprimed canvas to create loose fields with Hepworth is known for her simple, beautiful works made out of Mondrian is best known for his abstract paintings. His of visible, often curling brushstrokes. Da Vinci is also known for painting realistic facial expressions, such clear color. The thinned paint combined with an unprimed canvas Rembrandt, through his drawings, paintings, and etchings, is Vincent van Gogh began his career as an art dealer in Paris. Upon Modernist forms 1452-1519 British-born American events. For both her painting and her films, she finds inspiration in a wide range of materials. She believed in letting the physical as the Mona Lisa’s famous smirk. Beyond his artistic achievements, paintings did not depict recognizable things such as people widely considered one of the greatest artists who ever lived. His use of color often symbolizes Famous for abstract the architecture and energy of the world’s major cities. American Painter allowed the paint to immediately soak into the canvas, creating an Dutch Painter being fired after ten years of service, van Gogh pursued a career as characteristics of those materials guide her work rather than forcing or objects; instead, his abstractions use colors, shapes, and painter and filmmaker emotion, conveying more than just however, da Vinci is widely recognized for his genius in the world of Artist Bios effect that was similar to watercolor. He was incredibly prolific and innovative, but the works that a preacher. He was also dismissed from this position, as he was seen Italian Painter, Sculptor, work with simple shapes the materials into a shape. Her work is renowned for its brilliant use engineering and science. textures throughout. Mondrian’s style is instantly recognizable receive the most recognition are his portraits, self-portraits, and a subject. In addition to his unique FAMOUS WORKS Famous for abstract Famous for drawing, as being too enthusiastic in his faith. His solution was to become an of form and negative space. She wanted to create pieces that had and Inventor and primary colors for its geometry and simplicity, and his writing about art Famous for her brightly- CAREER illustrations of Bible scenes. He turned etching from a novelty painting style, van Gogh is known for Mother and Child, 1927 artist, as he figured he could spread God’s word through art. a calming effect. To achieve that, she let the landscape and nature influenced a plethora of artists throughout the years. painting using her CAREER his erratic behavior, most famously colored geometric Morris started out making large-scale text paintings that included painting, and into a new form of art, and his mastery of light and shadow is Pierced Form, 1932 CAREER The soak-stain technique was first used in Frankenthaler’s Mountains cutting off his own ear. He created inspire her. Famous for painting The abstract painting wording from sensationalized news stories. She then moved to single- “soak-stain technique” printmaking second to none.