Construction Paper Crayons, 16 ct
Construction Paper Pad - 400 Sheets
Marker & Watercolour Pad, 60 SheetsStudents will be able to:
- Use a light source to make a 2-dimensional circle appear 3-dimensional.
- Use colour to create the illusion of depth.
- Demonstrate technical accomplishment and creativity.
- Demonstrate understanding of colour theory.
SHADING SPHERES – Gradation, Form, Colour
Steps
Step One
Examine the drawing of a sphere and notice the placement of lights and darks. To make a flat circle appear 3-dimensional you make some areas dark and other areas light in a systematic way.
Step Two
Practice shading a circle to create the illusion of depth. Start by drawing a circle and deciding where the light source is. Leave a highlight closest to the light source. Use a black coloured pencil. Gradually build up layers of colour from dark to light by applying light, medium and heavy pressure. Leave a small area of white at the base of the circle to indicate reflected light. Add a cast shadow.
Step Three
Practice shading at least 3 circles in your sketchbook. Experiment with how you apply pressure with the black coloured pencil as you are shading. Try for smooth gradation from one tone to the next.
Step Four
Now try colouring a sphere using construction paper crayons to get a luminous effect. Use pencil to draw a circle on black construction paper. Use analogous colours, for example, red, red-orange, and orange, to move from light, to medium, to dark over the surface of the circle.
Step Five
Blend colours to get a smooth transition from one tone to the next. To do this first colour an area with one colour, then colour over it with the transition colour until they mix together. You may want to use purple to deepen the darkest shadow near the bottom of the sphere.
Step Six
Add the highlights and cast shadow. You can polish the drawing by lightly rubbing it with a tissue or your fingers.
Learning Goals
Extensions
- Apply what they have learned in a drawing of a still life with a light source.
- Draw and colour buildings in one point or two-point perspective and use colour and shading to emphasize the illusion of depth.
- Study and draw a variety of objects using a light source and shading.
- Study artists who use perspective and shading in their art.
Prepare
- Have students experiment with Crayola Construction Crayons in their sketchbooks.
- Have students experiment applying different amounts of pressure as they draw in their sketchbooks using black coloured pencil. Challenge them to create a value strip of at least 7 different tones with their black coloured pencils.
- Create a sample of a sphere drawing in pencil.
- Create a sample of a construction paper crayon coloured sphere on black construction paper.
- Download images that use a light source from the Internet. For example,
School of Athens/perspective and light source in art
Caravaggio
Style of Escher - Download the FORM poster available on this website.
Form
Introduction
- Show students the images.
- Discuss how and why artists use a consistent light source in their artworks.
- Discuss how colour can create the illusion of depth on a 2-dimensional surface.
- Review the characteristics of FORM using the poster.
- Introduce the challenge.
Activities
The Challenge
- Use a light source to make a 2-dimensional circle appear 3-dimensional.
- Use colour to create the illusion of depth.
- Demonstrate technical accomplishment and creativity.
- Demonstrate understanding of colour theory.
The Process
- Ensure that everyone understands the challenge.
- Demonstrate how to keep a consistent light source.
- Demonstrate how to vary the amount of pressure applied while drawing with pencil.
Use the 'overhand grip' for greater control of your pencil. To do this hold your hand over the pencil in a relaxed manner. Let you fingers and thumb lightly grasp the pencil. This grip gives you much more flexibility to draw using both the tip and the side of the lead to make soft transitions between tones. - Demonstrate how to blend crayon by layering one colour over another.
- Guide students through the steps outlined in this lesson plan.
- Observe students as they work.
- Provide individual assistance and encouragement.
Sharing
- Place students into small groups.
- Ask them to:
- Compare their work and describe to each other what they did to get certain effects.
- Consider when and why they might want to use a light source and shading when creating other artworks.
- Talk about what was difficult and what was easy for them. - Share ideas with the whole class.
- Ask them to tell how they felt about doing this activity.
Assessment
- Observe students as they work – thoughtful focus, discriminating, seeking more information, elaborating, experimenting
- Observe students as they discuss the art works – active listening, insightful contributions, supporting ideas with evidence found in the artwork and from personal experience.
- Use a checklist to track progress. (Download - SHADING_SPHERES_tracking.pdf)
- Have students use the self-assessment form to evaluate their work. (Download - SHADING_SPHERES_self-assessment.pdf)
