Title of Course: Painting
Unit: Color Theory
Suggested Duration: Approximately two-three weeks per project
Standards, Big Ideas,
and
Essential Questions
Big Idea:
Understanding basic color
theory is essential to
every artist.
Concepts
Students should know
that:
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Standards (list numbers):
9.1.12A, 9.1.12.C,
9.1.12.D, 9.1.12.E,
9.1.12.F, 9.1.12.G,
9.1.12.H, 9.1.12.J,
9.2.12.A, 9.2.12.C,
9.2.12.E,
9.2.12.L,9.3.12.A,
9.3.12.B, 9.3.12.C,
9.3.12.D, 9.3.12.E,
9.3.12.F, 9.3.12. G,
9.4.12.A, 9.4.12.B,
9.4.12.C, 9.4.12.D
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From the three
primary colors, all
colors of the color
wheel can be
made.
Adding white or
black to a color
will change its
value.
Adding a color’s
complement will
change its
intensity.
Color can
set/change the
mood, tone and
expression of an
artwork.
Competencies and
Art
Core Skills
Students will be able to:
 Create a color wheel
using the three primary
colors only.
 Create different values
by adding black or
white paint to make a
color lighter or darker.
 Create different
intensities by adding a
color’s complement to
dull it.
 Know that different
color schemes will
change the feel of a
painting.
 Demonstrate
compositional
techniques to create
balanced images.
 Participate in verbal
Vocabulary/Content (list)
Analogous colors: Colors that
are next to each other on the
color wheel and are closely
related, such as blue, blue-green,
and green.
Aerial perspective: Aerial, or
atmospheric, perspective is
achieved by using hue, value, and
intensity to show distance in a
painting.
Background: Part of the picture
plane that seems to be farthest
from the viewer.]
Border: A margin or edge. A
design or stripe in the margins of
a page of a book or illustration,
etc.
Cityscape: Painting or drawing in
which a city is the main feature.
Color: An element of art that is
derived from reflective light. The
sensation of color is aroused in
the brain by response of the eyes
Instructional
Materials
(list)
Suggested
Activities
Including but
not limited to:
Tempera paints
(assorted colors)
Hand Painting:
This lesson
focuses on using
your hand to
create a design to
be repeated and
painted using
four different
color schemes
(analogous,
complementary,
splitcomplementary,
and triad).
Brushes
(assorted shapes
and sizes)
Palette
Water container
Paper towels
Manila sketch
paper
Pencils (for
sketches)
Erasers (kneaded
and plastic)
Oak tag (various
Cubism:
This lesson
focuses on
creating a
monochromatic
painting in the
Cubist style.
Essential Questions:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Why is it important
for artists to know
how to mix colors?
How can color add
expression to an
artwork?
How can color
change the mood or
tone of a painting?
What artists are
known for their use
of color?
critique and discussion
of the studio piece
using an established list
of criteria or rubric.
 Self-evaluate the
quality of the studio
piece through written
and/or verbal
expression.
to different wavelengths of light.
Color has three properties: hue,
value, and intensity.
Color scheme: Plan for
organizing colors. Types of color
schemes include monochromatic,
analogous, complementary, triad,
split complementary, warm, and
cool.
Color Triad: Three colors spaced
an equal distance apart on the
color wheel. The primary color
triad is red, yellow, and blue; the
secondary color triad is orange,
green, and violet.
Color wheel: A tool for organizing
color that shows the spectrum
bent into a circle.
Complementary colors: Two
colors opposite one another on
the color wheel. A complement
of a color absorbs all the light
waves the color reflects and is
the strongest contrast to the
color. Mixing a hue with its
complementary color dulls it. Red
and green are complementary
colors.
Contour drawing: Drawing in
which only contour lines are used
to represent the subject matter.
Contour line: A line that defines
the edges and surface ridges of
an object.
Cool colors: Colors often
sizes per
assignment)
Text of
information from
various historical
sources
Teacher
demonstration
of studio
processes
Visual examples
from various
artists
Student
examples
Warm/Cool
Objects:
This lesson
focuses on
creating an
abstract
composition using
ordinary objects
and painting it
using warm and
cool colors.
Positive/Negative
Space Painting:
This lesson
focuses on
creating an
interesting design
that focuses on
positive and
negative shapes
and
complementary
colors.
Intensity Shape
Painting:
This lesson
focuses on
creating a
nonobjective
painting using
shapes and
different
intensities of a
associated with water, sky,
spring, and foliage and suggest
coolness. These are the colors
that contain blue and green and
appear on one side of the color
wheel, opposite the warm colors.
Cubism: A twentieth-century art
movement developed by Picasso
and Braque in which the subject
matter is broken up, analyzed,
and reassembled in abstract
form.
Geometric shapes: Precise
shapes that can be described
using mathematical formulas.
Basic geometric shapes are the
circle, the square, and the
triangle.
Gradation: A principle of art, it
refers to a way of combining art
elements by using a series of
gradual changes in those
elements. Unlike contrast, which
stresses sudden changes in
elements, gradation refers to a
step-by-step change. A gradual
change from dark to light values
or from large to small shapes
would be called gradation.
Font: The name given to a style of
type.
Foreground: Part of the picture
plane that appears closest to the
viewer. The foreground is usually
at the bottom of the picture.
pair of
complementary
colors.
Monochromatic
Cityscape:
This lesson
focuses on
creating a
cityscape using a
monochromatic
color scheme in
tempera paint.
Color Theory
Painting:
This lesson
focuses on
creating a nonobjective design
using four (4)
different color
schemes
including
analogous, cool,
splitcomplementary,
and warm.
A New Spin on
Color:
This lesson
focuses on color
mixing by
creating an
Free-form shapes: Irregular and
uneven shapes. Their outlines are
curved, or angular, or both. Freeform shapes are often referred to
as organic (found in nature).
Hue: Name of a spectral color.
Intensity: Brightness or dullness
of a color. A pure hue is called a
high-intensity color. A dulled hue
(a color mixed with its
complement) is called a lowintensity color.
Intermediate (tertiary) color: A
color made by mixing a primary
color with a secondary color. Redorange is an intermediate color.
Middle ground: Area in a picture
between the foreground and the
background.
Monochrome: One color. A
monochromatic color scheme
uses only one hue and all values
of it for a unifying effect.
Negative spaces: Empty spaces
surrounding shapes and forms.
The shape and size of negative
spaces affect the interpretation
of positive spaces. Negative
spaces are also called ground.
Nonobjective art: Artworks that
have no recognizable subject
matter such as houses, trees, or
people.
Pattern: The principle of art that
refers to a two-dimensional visual
original version of
a color wheel
using tempera
paints.
Pattern Painting:
This lesson
focuses on
creating a nonobjective design
that focuses on
pattern and
repetition using a
color triad color
scheme.
Abstract Letter
Design:
This lesson
focuses on
creating an
abstract design
from assorted
fonts and an
analogous color
scheme.
Symmetrical
Intensity Design:
This lesson
focuses on
creating a
symmetrical
design using
positive and
repetition.
Primary colors: The basic colors
of red, yellow, and blue from
which it is possible to mix all the
other colors of the spectrum.
Positive spaces: Spaces or forms
in two- and three-dimensional
art. Empty spaces surrounding
them are called negative spaces
or ground.
Repetition: Technique for
creating rhythm and unity in
which a motif or single element
appears again and again.
Rhythm: Principle of design that
indicates movement by the
repetition of elements.
Secondary colors: The colors
obtained by mixing equal
amounts of two primary colors.
The secondary colors are orange,
green, and violet.
Shade: Dark value of a hue made
by adding black to it.
Shape: A two-dimensional area
that is defined in some way.
Shapes are either geometric or
free-form.
Space: The element of art that
refers to the emptiness or area
between, around, above, below,
or with objects. Shapes are
defined by space around them
and within them.
Split Complementary Colors: One
negative shapes
and a
complementary
color scheme.
Monochromatic
Shape Design:
This lesson
focuses on
creating a
nonobjective
design using
different sized
shapes and a
monochromatic
color scheme.
Symmetrical
Design:
This lesson
focuses on
creating a
symmetrical nonobjective design
using one color.
Landscape
Painting:
This lesson
focuses on
creating a
landscape
painting with a
border using
patterns and
hue and the hues on each side of
its complement on the color
wheel. Red-orange, blue, and
green are split complementary
colors.
Symmetry: A special type of
formal balance in which two
halves of a balanced composition
are identical, mirror images of
each other.
Tint: Light value of a hue made by
adding white to it.
Value: Element of art that refers
to light and dark areas. Value
depends on how much light a
surface reflects.
Warm colors: Colors suggesting
warmth. These are colors that
contain red and yellow and
appear on one side of the color
wheel, opposite the cool colors.
warm and cool
colors.
Color Chart:
This lesson
focuses on
creating a color,
value, and
intensity chart
using black,
white, and the
primary colors
only.
Title of Course: Painting
Unit: Tempera Painting
Suggested Duration: Approximately two - three weeks per project
Standards, Big Ideas,
and
Essential Questions
Big Idea:
Students will apply the
color theory learned to a
variety of tempera painting
assignments.
Concepts
Students should know
that:
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Standards (list numbers):
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9.1.12A, 9.1.12.C,
9.1.12.D, 9.1.12.E,
9.1.12.F, 9.1.12.G,
9.1.12.H, 9.1.12.J,
9.2.12.A, 9.2.12.C,
9.2.12.E, 9.2.12.L,9.3.12.A,
9.3.12.B, 9.3.12.C,
9.3.12.D, 9.3.12.E,
9.3.12.F, 9.3.12. G,
9.4.12.A, 9.4.12.B,
9.4.12.C, 9.4.12.D
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From the three
primary colors, all
colors of the color
wheel can be made.
Adding white or
black to a color will
change its value.
Adding a color’s
complement will
change its intensity.
Madhubani
painters are women
from the Mathil
region of India who
originally painted
images of mythical
gods on the walls of
their homes as a
Competencies and
Art
Core Skills
Students will be able to:
 Recognize and
appreciate works of
art by the Madhubani
painters of India.
 Create a painting
inspired by the
Madhubani painters
of India.
 Define landscape and
collage.
 Create a landscape
collage using painted
paper.
 Recognize and
appreciate works of
art by the Amate
painters of Mexico.
 Create a painting
inspired by Amate
Vocabulary/Content (list)
Abstract: Art that is dependent on
color, form, texture, pattern, and
line without referring to any
subject matter recognizable for
the “visible” world. It is not a
painting or sculpture of something
we could see, and so is different
from representational art.
Background: Part of the picture
plane that seems to be farthest
from the viewer.
Batik: A coloring or dying process
using a wax stencil to protect
design areas from coloration by
dying of cloth or paper.
Border: A margin or edge. A
design or stripe in the margins of a
page of a book or illustration, etc.
Collage: Two-dimensional work of
art consisting of bits and pieces of
textured paper and fabric pasted
Instructional
Materials
(list)
Canvas board
Oak tag
Tempera paints
(assorted colors)
Brushes
(assorted sizes
and shapes)
Water container
Suggested
Activities
Including but
not limited
to:
Madhubani
Wall Paintings:
This lesson
focuses on
creating a
painting that
uses pattern
and repetition
inspired by the
work of
Madhubani
Painters of India
in tempera.
Paper towels
Text of
information from
various historical
sources
Teacher
Landscape
Collage:
This lesson
focuses on
creating a
landscape
collage using
Essential Questions:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
How can color
theory be applied
to tempera
painting?
Who are the
Madhubani
painters and why
did they create
their paintings?
What are Amate
paintings? Who
made them?
What is the
subject matter?
What is a mosaic?
What is a batik?
Who creates selfportraits and
why?
Why is painting
from observation
important?
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way to decorate for
celebrations.
A landscape is a
painting or drawing
in which natural
land scenery, such
as mountains,
trees, rivers, lakes,
is the main feature.
A collage is a twodimensional work
of art consisting of
bits and pieces of
textured paper and
fabric pasted onto a
painting.
Amate paintings
focus on everyday
life, fanciful birds,
animals, and
flowers painted in
bright colors.
Amate paintings are
created on Papel
amate which is bark
paper produced by
hand by Indians in
Mexico using bark
from the mulberry
or fig tree.
A mosaic is a
picture made with
small cubes of
colored marble,
glass, or tile and set
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paintings.
Define mosaic.
Create a paper
mosaic from a
painting of an animal.
Define batik.
Create a batik using
tempera paint, chalk,
and India ink.
Define self-portrait
and collage.
Create a self-portrait
collage using painted
paper.
Define still life
painting.
Create a painting of a
still life set-up using
tempera paint.
Demonstrate
compositional
techniques to create
balanced images.
Participate in verbal
critique and
discussion of the
studio piece using an
established list of
criteria or rubric.
Self-evaluate the
quality of the studio
piece through written
and/or verbal
onto a painting.
Color: An element of art that is
derived from reflective light. The
sensation of color is aroused in
the brain by response of the eyes
to different wavelengths of light.
Contour drawing: A drawing in
which contour lines (outlines)
alone are used to represent
subject matter.
Contour lines: Lines creating
boundaries that separate one area
from another. Contour lines
define the edges and surface
ridges of an object.
Folk art: Objects made by
untrained artists with a combined
goal of being functional and
pleasing to the eye.
Foreground: Part of the picture
plane that appears closest to the
viewer. The foreground is usually
at the bottom of the picture.
Landscape: Painting or drawing in
which natural land scenery, such
as mountains, tree, rivers, lakes, is
the main feature.
Madhubani Painters: The
Madhubani Painters are women
from the Mathil region of India.
They originally painted images of
mythical gods on the walls of their
homes as a way to decorate for
celebrations. One day a horrible
drought hit India and the people
demonstration of
studio processes
Visual examples
from various
artists
Student
examples
painted paper.
Amate Painting:
This lesson
focuses on
creating a
painting that
uses pattern
and repetition
inspired by the
Amate Bark
Paintings of
Mexico.
Animal Mosaic:
This lesson
focuses on
creating a paper
mosaic from a
painting of an
animal.
Tempera Batik:
This lesson
focuses on
creating a
“batik” using
tempera paints,
chalk and India
ink.
Self-Portrait
Collage:
This lesson
focuses on
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into cement.
A batik is a coloring
or dying process
using a wax stencil
to protect design
areas from
coloration by dying
of cloth or paper.
A self-portrait is a
portrait where the
artist is also the
subject.
A still life is a
painting or drawing
of inanimate
(nonmoving)
objects.
expression.
of Mathil were forced to find
other means of feeding the family.
Some tourists who saw their
paintings on the walls suggested
they start painting on paper, and
soon the paintings became very
popular among tourists. Today
mothers teach their daughters to
paint and they create some of the
most beautiful works of art that
are handed down from generation
to generation.
Middle ground: Area in a picture
between the foreground and the
background.
Mosaics: Picture made with small
cubes of colored marble, glass, or
tile and set into cement.
Opaque: Quality of a material that
does not let any light pass
through. Opposite of transparent.
Papel amate: Bark paper
produced by hand by Indians in
Mexico using bark from the
mulberry or fig tree.
Pattern: Two-dimensional
decorative visual repetition. A
pattern has no movement and
may or may not have rhythm.
Point of view: Angle from which
the viewer sees an object. The
shapes and forms a viewer sees
depend on his or her point of
view.
Portrait: An artistic representation
creating a series
of abstract
paintings which
will be
assembled to
create a selfportrait using a
collage
technique.
Tempera Still
Life:
This lesson
focuses on
painting a still
life using
tempera paints.
of a person in which the face and
its expression are dominant.
Portraits can depict the subject’s
full body, half length, or head and
shoulders.
Proportion: Principle of art
concerned with the size
relationships of one part to
another.
Repetition: A principle of art, this
term refers to a way of combining
art elements so that the same
elements are used over and over.
Rhythm: A principle of art, it
refers to the careful placement of
repeated elements in a work of art
to cause a visual tempo or beat.
Self-portrait: A portrait where the
artist is also the subject.
Shape: A two-dimensional area
that is defined in some way.
Shapes are either geometric or
free-form.
Still life: Painting or drawing of
inanimate (nonmoving) objects.
Tempera: Paint made by mixing
pigments with egg yolk or another
liquid. School poster paint is a
type of tempera.
Texture: Element of art that refers
to how things feel, or look as if
they might feel if touched. Texture
is perceived by touch and sight.
Value: The element of art that
describes the darkness or
lightness of an object. Value
depends on how much light a
surface reflects. Value is also one
of the three properties of color.
Title of Course: Painting
Unit: Acrylic Painting
Suggested Duration: Approximately two - three weeks per project
Standards, Big Ideas,
and
Essential Questions
Big Idea:
Acrylic paints are a diverse
medium that can be used
in a variety of ways to
achieve many effects.
Concepts
Students should know
that:
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Standards (list numbers):
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9.1.12A, 9.1.12.C,
9.1.12.D, 9.1.12.E,
9.1.12.F, 9.1.12.G,
9.1.12.H, 9.1.12.J,
9.2.12.A, 9.2.12.C,
9.2.12.E, 9.2.12.L,9.3.12.A,
9.3.12.B, 9.3.12.C,
9.3.12.D, 9.3.12.E,
9.3.12.F, 9.3.12. G,
9.4.12.A, 9.4.12.B,
9.4.12.C, 9.4.12.D
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From the three
primary colors, all
colors of the color
wheel can be made.
Adding white or
black to a color will
change its value.
Adding a color’s
complement will
change its intensity.
Abstract
expressionism is a
th
20 century
painting style that
features large scale
works and
expression of
feelings through
Competencies and
Art
Core Skills
Students will be able to:
 Recognize and
appreciate works of
art in the Abstract
Expressionist,
Surrealist and PostImpressionist styles.
 Define still life.
 Create a still life
painting using acrylic
paints.
 Recognize and
appreciate works of
art by Frida Kahlo.
 Create a self-portrait
inspired by the style
of Frida Kahlo.
 Define mandala.
 Create a personal
mandala inspired by
Vocabulary/Content (list)
Abstract: Twentieth-century art
containing shapes that simplify
shapes of real objects to
emphasize form instead of subject
matter.
Abstraction: A work of art that
emphasized design and a
simplified or systematic
investigation of forms. The subject
matter may be recognized or may
be completely transformed into
shape, color and/or line.
Abstract expressionism (action
painting): Painting style
developed after World War II in
NY city that stressed elements and
principles of art as subject matter
and emotion rather than planned
design. Artists applied paint freely
to huge canvases.
Acrylic paint: Pigments mixed with
Instructional
Materials
(list)
Canvas board
Oak tag
Acrylic paints
(assorted colors)
Brushes
(assorted sizes
and shapes)
Palette knife
Water container
Paper towels
Text of
information from
various historical
sources
Suggested
Activities
Including but
not limited
to:
Acrylic Still Life:
This lesson
focuses on
painting a still
life from direct
observation and
finishing with
acrylic paints
Frida Inspired
Self-Portrait:
This lesson
focuses on
creating a selfportrait inspired
by the style of
Frida Kahlo
Personal
Mandala:
This lesson
Essential Questions:
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12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
What are the
characteristics of
acrylic paints?
Why is it important
to paint from direct
observation?
Who was Frida Kahlo
and what was the
inspiration for her
work?
What is a selfportrait and why do
artists create them?
What is a mandala
and who makes
them?
What is nonobjective art?
Who was Henri
Rousseau?
Who is Pierre Maxo?
Who were the
abstract
expressionists? What
techniques did they
develop?
What is postimpressionism and
how did it come
about?
Who was Vincent
van Gogh?
What is a mixed-
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slashing, active
brushstrokes.
A palette knife is a
small spatula that
can be used as a
painting tool.
Frida Kahlo was a
Mexican painter
who created many
self-portraits.
Mandalas are sand
paintings created
by Tibetan Monks
and the Navajo and
Pueblo peoples.
Pierre Maxo is a
Haitian painter who
paints brightly
colored pictures of
animals.
Henri Rousseau was
a 19th century selftaught painter.
Vincent van Gogh
was a 19th century
painter who
painted in the postimpressionist style.
Post-impressionism
was a French
painting style of the
late nineteenth
century that used
basic structures of
art to express
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the sand paintings of
Tibetan Monks and
the Navajo and
Pueblo peoples.
Define abstraction
and non-objective art.
Create a nonobjective image
inspired by a famous
painting using acrylic
paints.
Recognize and
appreciate works of
art by Haitain artist,
Pierre Maxo.
Create a symmetrical
animal design
inspired by the work
of Haitian artist,
Pierre Maxo.
Define abstract
expressionism.
Recognize and
appreciate works of
art by the abstract
expressionists.
Create an abstract
painting using a
masking technique.
Recognize and
appreciate works of
art by Henri
Rousseau.
Create an imaginary
an acrylic vehicle. Available in
different degrees of quality:
school and artists’ acrylics. School
acrylics are less expensive than
the professional acrylics, can be
washed out of brushes and
clothes, and are nontoxic.
Background: Part of the picture
plane that seems to be farthest
from the viewer.
Balance: Principle of art
concerned with equalizing visual
forces, or elements in a work of
art. If a work of art has visual
balance, the viewer feels that the
elements have been arranged in a
satisfying way. Visual imbalance
makes the viewer feel that the
elements need to be rearranged.
Color: Element of art derived from
reflected light. The sensation of
color is aroused in the brain by
response of the eyes to different
wavelengths of light.
Color Scheme: Plan for organizing
colors. Types of color schemes
include monochromatic,
complementary, warm, cool and
triad.
Composition: The way the
principles of design are used to
organize the elements.
Contour drawing: Drawing in
which only contour lines (outlines)
are used to organize the elements
Teacher
demonstration of
studio processes
Visual examples
from various
artists
Student
examples
focuses on
creating a
personal
Mandala
inspired by the
sand paintings
of Tibetan
Monks and the
Navajo and
Pueblo peoples
in acrylics.
Fine Art
Painting:
This lesson
focuses on color
mixing and
creating a nonobjective image
inspired by a
famous
painting.
Symmetrical
Animal Design:
This lesson
focuses on
creating a
symmetrical
animal design
inspired by the
work of Haitian
artist, Pierre
Maxo.
media work of art?
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feelings and ideas.
The PostImpressionism
movement, which
immediately
followed
Impressionism, was
led by Paul
Cezanne, Vincent
van Gogh, and Paul
Gauguin.
Self-portrait is a
portrait where the
artist is also the
subject.
Mixed media is a
two-dimensional
art technique that
uses more than one
medium, for
example, a crayon
and watercolor
work.
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landscape inspired by
the work of Henri
Rousseau.
Recognize and
appreciate works of
art by Vincent van
Gogh.
Create a self-portrait
inspired by the work
of van Gogh.
Create an nonobjective image
inspired by a
photograph.
Define mixed-media.
Create a nonobjective mixed
media relief painting
that uses a map for
inspiration.
Demonstrate
compositional
techniques to create
balanced images.
Participate in verbal
critique and
discussion of the
studio piece using an
established list of
criteria or rubric.
Self-evaluate the
quality of the studio
piece through written
and/or verbal
of art.
Contrast: A principle of design
that refers to differences in
values, colors, textures, and other
elements to achieve emphasis and
interest.
Design: Plan, organization, or
arrangement of elements in a
work of art.
Emotionalism: Theory that
requires a strong communication
of feelings, moods, or ideas from
the work to the viewer.
Folk art: Art of people who have
had no formal, academic training,
but whose works are part of an
established tradition of style and
craftsmanship.
Foreground: Part of the picture
plane that appears closest to the
viewer. The foreground is usually
at the bottom of the picture.
Formal balance: Way of
organizing parts of a design so
that equal, or very similar,
elements are placed on opposite
sides of a central axis. Symmetry is
a type of formal balance.
Free-form shapes: Irregular and
uneven shapes. Their outlines are
curved, or angular or both. Freeform shapes are often referred to
as organic (found in nature).
Impasto: A thick, heavy
application of paint, with either
Abstract
Painting:
This lesson
focuses on
creating an
abstract
painting using a
masking
technique.
Rousseau
Landscape:
This lesson
focuses on
creating an
imaginary
landscape
inspired by the
style of Henri
Rousseau.
Van Gogh SelfPortrait:
This lesson
focuses on
painting a selfportrait inspired
by the style of
Vincent van
Gogh.
Photo
Abstraction:
This lesson
focuses on color
expression.
brush or knife.
Intensity: The brightness or
dullness of a hue. A pure hue is
called a high-intensity color. A
dulled hue (a color mixed with its
complement) is called a lowintensity color.
Landscape: Painting or drawing in
which natural land scenery, such
as mountains, trees, rivers, or
lakes, is the main feature.
Line: An element of art that is the
path of a moving point through
space. Although lines can vary in
appearance (they can have
different lengths, widths, textures,
directions, and degree of curve),
they are considered onedimensional and are measured by
length. A line is also used by an
artist to control the viewer’s eye
movement.
Mandala: A sacred circle. Any
various geometric designs
symbolic of the universe and its
powers, used in Hinduism and
Buddhism to transform the adept
through meditation.
Masking: Masking out means
isolating certain areas of a
painting by covering them up with
a paint-resistant surface, so that
the can be freely worked over
without marking the surface.
Middle ground: Area in a picture
mixing and
creating a nonobjective image
inspired by a
photograph.
Road Map
Painting:
This lesson
focuses on a
non-objective
mixed-media
relief painting
that uses a map
for inspiration.
between the foreground and the
background.
Mixed-media: A two-dimensional
art technique that uses more than
one medium, for example, a
crayon and watercolor work.
Nonobjective art: Art that has no
recognizable subject matter.
Opaque: Quality of a material that
does not let any light pass
through.
Paint: Pigments mixed with oil or
water. Pigment particles in paint
stick to the surface of the
materials on which the paint is
applied.
Pigments: Finely ground, colored
powders that form paint when
mixed with a liquid.
Painterly style or painterly
quality: A technique of painting in
which forms are depicted by
patches of color rather than by
hard and precise edges.
Brushstrokes are left visible as
part of the surface of the painting.
Portrait: Image of a person,
especially the face or the upper
body.
Post-Impressionism: French
painting style of the late
nineteenth century that used
basic structures of art to express
feelings and ideas. The PostImpressionism movement, which
immediately followed
Impressionism, was led by Paul
Cezanne, Vincent van Gogh, and
Paul Gauguin.
Radial balance: Type of balance in
which forces or elements of a
design come out (radiate) from a
central point.
Relief sculpture: Type of
sculpture in which forms project
from a flat background.
Sand painting: A ceremonial
design of the Navajo and Pueblo
peoples made by trickling colored
sand, pollen, or powder onto a
base of neutral sand. The art of
making designs with colored sand.
Scumbling: Scumbling is the
rough application of a dry, light,
semi-opaque color over a darker
layer of dry, opaque paint.
Scumbles are usually applied by
using a circular, scrubbing motion
with a brush.
Self-portrait: A portrait where the
artist is also the subject.
Sgraffito: The word “sgraffito”
means to scratch and refers to a
method of scratching or scraping
through a layer of painting to
expose the color or colors
underneath.
Spattering: Spattering is a
technique in which colors and
tones are built up from small dots
of color that are flicked onto the
surface from a brush held above
the paper.
Still life: A group of nonmoving
objects that are subject matter for
a work of art.
Surrealism: Twentieth-century
artistic style in which dreams,
fantasy, and the subconscious
served as inspiration for artists.
Symbol: A form or image implying
or representing something beyond
its obvious and immediate
meaning.
Symmetry: A special type of
formal balance in which two
halves of a balanced composition
are identical, mirror images of
each other.
Texture: Element of art that refers
to how things feel, or look as if
they might feel if touched.
Value: An element of design that
relates to the lightness and
darkness of a color or tone.
Vehicle: Liquid, like water or oil,
that pigments are mixed with to
make paint or dye
Title of Course: Painting
Unit: Watercolor Painting
Suggested Duration: Approximately two-three weeks per project
Standards, Big Ideas,
and
Essential Questions
Big Idea:
Watercolor paint is a
transparent painting
medium that can be used
in a variety of ways.
Concepts
Students should know
that:
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Standards (list numbers):
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9.1.12A, 9.1.12.C,
9.1.12.D, 9.1.12.E,
9.1.12.F, 9.1.12.G,
9.1.12.H, 9.1.12.J,
9.2.12.A, 9.2.12.C,
9.2.12.E, 9.2.12.L,9.3.12.A,
9.3.12.B, 9.3.12.C,
9.3.12.D, 9.3.12.E,
9.3.12.F, 9.3.12. G,
9.4.12.A, 9.4.12.B,
9.4.12.C, 9.4.12.D
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Watercolor paints
come in tubes,
cakes or pans, and
liquid form.
Watercolor painting
produces a
transparency, a
glazed effect.
The light source is
the paper, for its
whiteness
illuminates the
combination of
water and pigment.
Watercolor is a
diverse medium
which requires
practice to
Competencies and
Art
Core Skills
Students will be able to:
 Apply watercolor
paint using a variety
of techniques.
 Create a design using
natural shapes and a
variety of watercolor
techniques.
 Define pointillism.
 Create a landscape
painting using the
pointillism technique
and watercolor paint.
 Create an underwater
painting using liquid
watercolor,
traditional watercolor
and markers.
 Define batik.
 Create a watercolor
Vocabulary/Content (list)
Abstraction: A work of art that
emphasizes design and a
simplified or systematic
investigation of forms. The subject
matter may be recognized or may
be completely transformed into
shape, color and/or line.
Atmospheric perspective: Effect
of air and light on how an object
in perceived by the viewer. The
more air between the viewer and
the object, the more the object
seems to fade. A bright object
seems closer to the viewer than a
dull object.
Background: The part of the
picture plane that seems to be
farthest from the viewer.
Backruns: Found in watercolor
painting, backruns are those
dreadful hard-edged shapes that
Instructional
Materials
(list)
Watercolor
paints (assorted
colors)
Watercolor
brushes
(assorted sizes
and shapes)
Water container
Paper towels
Salt
Plastic wrap
Colored pencils
(assorted colors)
Erasers (kneaded
Suggested
Activities
Including but
not limited
to:
Watercolor
Exercise:
This lesson
focuses on
practicing
watercolor
techniques.
Natural Shapes:
This lesson
focuses on
creating an
interesting
design inspired
by nature using
a variety of
watercolor
techniques.
Pointillism in
Watercolor:
Essential Questions:
17. What are the main
qualities of
watercolor paint and
how is it different
from tempera and
acrylic paints?
18. What are some of
the techniques
unique to watercolor
paints?
19. What surfaces are
used in watercolor
painting?
20. Why has watercolor
been presented as a
medium for
beginners?
21. Why is watercolor a
difficult medium to
master?
22. What is pointillism?
23. What is a batik?
24. Who was Georgia
O’Keeffe?
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understand how to
use a variety of
techniques.
Watercolor works
best on paper made
for specifically for
watercolor paints.
Watercolor paints
are transparent so
pencil lines should
remain light and
erasing should be
kept to a minimum.
Pointillism is a style
of nineteenthcentury French
painting in which
colors are
systematically
applied to canvas in
small dots,
producing a vibrant
surface.
A batik is a dyed
textile or paper that
has a wax resist
pattern applied
with molten wax.
A resist is
substance that
resists, as a
protective coating.
Georgia O’Keeffe
was an early 20th
Century American
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batik using white glue
and watercolor
paints.
Define resist.
Create a watercolor
resist using crayons
and watercolor
paints.
Recognize and
appreciate works of
art by Georgia
O’Keeffe.
Create a painting of a
flower inspired by the
works of Georgia
O’Keeffe.
Define weaving.
Create a watercolor
weaving using
contrasting warm and
cool colors.
Create a “happy
accident” using
watercolor paints and
black ink and/or
markers.
Define landscape.
Create a landscape
painting using
watercolor paints.
Demonstrate
compositional
techniques to create
balanced images.
sometimes creep into a clear wash
when the paper dries unevenly
and cockles.
Balance: Principle of design
concerned with equalizing visual
forces, or elements, in a work of
art. If a work of art has visual
balance, the viewer feels that the
elements have been arranged in a
satisfying way. Visual imbalance
makes the viewer feel that the
elements need to be rearranged.
Batik: Dyed textile or paper that
has a wax resist pattern applied
with molten wax.
Blending: Is a means of achieving
soft, melting color gradations by
brushing or rubbing the edge
where two tones or colors meet.
Color scheme: Plan for organizing
colors.
Continuous-line: Continuous-line
in this regard means to draw
continuously without lifting your
drawing medium from the paper.
Drawing in a continuous line is a
drawing method and sometimes
also a teaching technique when
drawing from the figure.
Cool Colors: Colors often
associated with water, sky, spring,
and foliage and suggest coolness.
These are colors which contain
blue and green and appear on one
side of the color wheel opposite
and plastic)
Colored
construction
paper
Scissors and/or
x-acto knife
Tacky glue
Text of
information from
various historical
sources
Teacher
demonstration of
studio processes
Visual examples
from various
artists
Student
examples
This lesson
focuses on
creating a
painting using
the pointillism
technique and
watercolor
paint.
Under the Sea:
This lesson
focuses on
creating an
underwater
painting using
liquid
watercolor,
traditional
watercolor, and
markers.
Watercolor
Batik:
This lesson
focuses on
creating
watercolor batik
using white glue
and watercolor
paints.
Watercolor
Resist:
This lesson
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Painter.
Weaving is the art
of making fabric by
interlacing two sets
of parallel thread
held at right angles
to each other on
the loom.
Warm and cool
colors are found on
the opposite sides
of the color wheel.
A landscape is a
painting,
photograph, or
other work of art
that shows natural
scenery such as
mountains, valleys,
trees, rivers, and
lakes.
 Participate in verbal
critique and
discussion of the
studio piece using an
established list of
criteria or rubric.
 Self-evaluate the
quality of the studio
piece through written
and/or verbal
expression.
the warm colors.
Crayons: Pigments held together
with wax and molded into sticks.
Distort: To deform or stretch an
object or figure out of its normal
shape to exaggerate its
proportions.
Foreground: Part of the picture
plane that appears closest to the
viewer.
Free-form shapes: Irregular and
uneven shapes. Their outlines are
curved, or angular, or both. Freeform shapes are often natural.
Glazing: Glazing is a technique in
which thin, transparent washes of
color are laid on successive layers
of dried colors, such as many
sheets of colored tissue paper.
Graded wash: In watercolor, the
purpose of a graded wash is to
create an area of color that moves
gradually from dark to light, from
light to dark, or from one color to
another.
Horizon line: the division
between earth and sky, as seen by
an observer.
Illustration: A drawing with any
medium used to clarify ideas.
Landscape: A painting,
photograph, or other work of art
that shows natural scenery such
as mountains, valleys, trees,
rivers, and lakes.
focuses on
creating a
painting using a
watercolor
resist.
O’Keeffe
Flowers:
This lesson
focuses on
creating a
painting of a
flower inspired
by the work of
Georgia
O’Keeffe.
Watercolor
Weaving:
This lesson
focuses on
experimenting
with watercolor
washes to create
a weaving with
contrasting
warm and cool
colors.
Happy
Accidents:
This lesson
focuses on
creating a
Masking out: Masking out means
isolating certain areas of a
painting by covering them up with
a paint-resistant surface, so that
they can be freely worked over
without marking the surface.
Middle ground: area in a picture
between the foreground and the
background.
Movement: A principle of art, it is
a way of combining elements to
produce the look of action or to
cause the viewer’s eye to sweep
over the work in a certain manner.
Nonobjective art: Art that has no
recognizable subject matter such
as trees, houses, or people.
Optical color mixture: Apparent
rather than actual color mixture,
produced by interspersing brush
strokes or dots of color instead of
physically mixing them. The
implied mixing occurs in the eye
of the viewer and produces a
lively color sensation.
Pan: In painting, the name of the
storage container for individual
watercolors.
Perspective: method used to
create the illusion of depth on a
two-dimensional surface. It was
developed during the Renaissance
by architect Filippo Brunelleschi.
Perspective is created by
overlapping, size variations,
“happy
accident”
painting using a
variety of
watercolor
paints and black
ink and/or black
markers.
Watercolor
Landscape:
This lesson
focuses on
creating a
landscape
painting using
watercolor
paints.
placement, detail, color, and
converging lines.
Pigment: A dry insoluble
substance, usually pulverized,
which when suspended in a liquid
vehicle or medium becomes a
paint or ink. Pigments are natural
elements or can be manufactured.
Plastic wrap technique: The use
of plastic wrap placed onto a wet
wash of watercolor to produce
textures and effects.
Pointillism: A style of nineteenthcentury French painting in which
colors are systematically applied
to canvas in small dots, producing
a vibrant surface.
Post-Impressionism: A French art
movement that immediately
followed Impressionism. The
artists involved showed a greater
concern for structure and form
than did the Impressionist artists.
Representational art: Art in which
it is the artist’s intention to
present again or represent a
particular subject; especially
pertaining to realistic portrayal of
subject matter.
Resist: A substance that resists, as
a protective coating.
Salt technique: The use of salt
sprinkled into a wet wash of
watercolor or ink to produce
textures and effects.
Seascape: Painting or drawing in
which the sea is the subject.
Shape: A two-dimensional area
that is defined in some way.
Still life: Painting or drawing of
inanimate (nonmoving) objects.
Texture: Element of art that
refers to how things feel, or look
as if they might feel if touched.
Texture is perceived by touch and
sight. Objects can have rough or
smooth textures and matte or
shiny surfaces.
Variegated wash: With waterbased media exciting and unusual
effects can be obtained by laying
different colored washes side by
side so that they melt into each
other wet-in-wet.
Warm colors: Red, orange, and
yellow. Warm colors suggest
warmth and seem to move
toward the viewer.
Wash: Large flat areas of paint,
watercolor, or ink that are diluted
with water and applied by brush.
Watercolor: Any paint that uses
water as a medium, including
acrylic, gouache, casein, tempera,
and transparent watercolor. In a
more restricted sense, a paint
which has gum Arabic as a vehicle
and water as a medium (called
transparent watercolor or
aquarelle). Also, a painting done
with this paint.
Weaving: The art of making fabric
by interlacing two sets of parallel
thread held at right angles to each
other on the loom.
Wet-in-wet: Colors are applied
over or into each other while they
are wet, leaving them partially
mixed on the paper.
Title of Course: Painting
Unit: Open Painting Medium
Suggested Duration: Approximately two-three weeks per project
Standards, Big Ideas,
and
Essential Questions
Big Idea:
Artists create paintings
using a painting medium of
choice.
Concepts
Students should know
that:
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Standards (list numbers):
9.1.12A, 9.1.12.C,
9.1.12.D, 9.1.12.E,
9.1.12.F, 9.1.12.G,
9.1.12.H, 9.1.12.J,
9.2.12.A, 9.2.12.C,
9.2.12.E, 9.2.12.L,9.3.12.A,
9.3.12.B, 9.3.12.C,
9.3.12.D, 9.3.12.E,
9.3.12.F, 9.3.12. G,
9.4.12.A, 9.4.12.B,
9.4.12.C, 9.4.12.D
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From the three
primary colors, all
colors of the color
wheel can be
made.
Adding white or
black to a color will
change its value.
Adding a color’s
complement will
change its
intensity.
Color can
set/change the
mood, tone and
expression of an
artwork.
Like music, art can
Competencies and
Art
Core Skills
Students will be able to:
 Create a color wheel
using the three
primary colors only.
 Create different
values by adding black
or white paint to
make a color lighter
or darker.
 Create different
intensities by adding a
color’s complement
to dull it.
 Know that different
color schemes will
change the feel of a
painting.
 Create a painting
interpreting a style of
music using a painting
Vocabulary/Content (list)
Abstraction: A work of art that
emphasizes design and a
simplified or systematic
investigation of forms. The
subject matter may be recognized
or may be completely transformed
into shape, color, and/or line.
Acrylic paint: Pigments mixed with
an acrylic vehicle. Available in
different degrees of quality: school
acrylics and artists’ acrylics. School
acrylics are less expensive than
professional acrylics, can be
washed out of brushes and
clothes, and are nontoxic.
Atmospheric perspective: Effect of
air and light on how an object in
perceived by the viewer. The more
air between the viewer and the
object, the more the object seems
to fade. A bright object seems
Instructional
Materials
(list)
Suggested
Activities
Including but
not limited
to:
Tempera paints
(assorted colors)
Visual Music:
This lesson
focuses on
interpreting a
style of music
visually, using a
painting
medium of your
choice.
Brushes
(assorted shapes
and sizes)
Palette
Water container
Paper towels
Manila sketch
paper
Pencils (for
sketches)
Erasers (kneaded
and plastic)
Landscape
Painting:
This lesson
focuses on
creating a
landscape
painting using a
painting
medium of your
choice.
Essential Questions:
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25. How can a painting
medium change the
way a painting looks?
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have rhythm.
Rhythm is a
principle of design
that indicates a
type of movement
in an artwork or
design, often by
repeated shapes,
lines, or colors.
A landscape is a
work of art that
uses natural
scenery as subject
matter.
A self-portrait is
portrait where the
artist is also the
subject.
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medium of choice.
Create a landscape
using a painting
medium of choice.
Define style.
Create a self-portrait
using a painting
medium and style of
choice.
Demonstrate
compositional
techniques to create
balanced images.
Participate in verbal
critique and
discussion of the
studio piece using an
established list of
criteria or rubric.
Self-evaluate the
quality of the studio
piece through written
and/or verbal
expression.
closer to the viewer than a dull
object.
Background: Part of the picture
plane that seems to be farthest
from the viewer.
Color: Element of art derived
from reflected light. The
sensation of color is aroused in the
brain by response of the eyes to
different wavelengths of light.
Color has three properties: hue,
value, and intensity.
Foreground: Part of the picture
plane that appears closest to the
viewer. The foreground is usually
at the bottom of the picture.
Horizon: Point at which earth and
sky seem to meet.
Landscape: Work of art that uses
natural scenery as subject matter.
Middle ground: Area in a picture
between the foreground and the
background.
Perspective: A graphic system that
creates the illusion of depth and
volume on a two-dimensional
surface. Perspective is created by
overlapping, size variations,
placement, detail, color, and
converging lines.
Portrait: An artistic representation
of a person in which the face and
its expression are dominant.
Portraits can depict the subject’s
full body, half length, or head and
Oak tag (various
sizes per
assignment)
Text of
information from
various historical
sources
Teacher
demonstration of
studio processes
Visual examples
from various
artists
Student
examples
Self-Portrait:
This lesson
focuses on
creating a selfportrait using a
painting
medium and
style of your
choice.
shoulders.
Representational: Any artistic
style in which objects or figures
are easily identified.
Rhythm: A principle of design that
indicates a type of movement in
an artwork or design, often by
repeated shapes, lines, or colors.
Seascape: Painting or drawing in
which the sea is the subject.
Self-portrait: A portrait where the
artist is also the subject.
Style: The artist’s personal way of
using the elements and principles
of art to reproduce what is seen
and to express ideas and feelings.
Tempera: Paint made by mixing
pigments with egg yolk or another
liquid. School grade poster paint is
a type of tempera.
Unity: A principle of design that
relates to the sense of oneness or
wholeness in a work of art.
Watercolor: Any paint that uses
water as a medium, including
acrylic, gouache, casein, tempera,
and transparent watercolor. In a
more restricted sense, a paint
which has gum arabic as a vehicle
and water as a medium (called
transparent watercolor, or
aquarelle). Also, a painting done
with this paint.
Title of Course: Painting
Unit: Rank 2 Paper
Suggested Duration: Paper due 1st marking period of the course
Standards, Big Ideas,
and
Essential Questions
Big Idea:
Rank level 2 drawing
students will write
research papers on the
following topics: Art
Criticism, Famous Artist
Report, History of Painting,
Materials and Processes.
These papers will be
assigned on a rotating
basis so that a student
taking drawing for four (4)
years will not have to write
the same paper more than
one time.
Standards (list numbers):
9.2.12.A, 9.2.12.B,
Concepts
Students should know
that:
 Describing an artwork
requires good
observation skills.
 The elements and
principles will
determine how the
work is organized.
 To interpret a work,
you must look closely
at the content.
 Judging the success
of a work requires
good reasoning.
 A work of art can
include more than
one theory.
Competencies and
Art
Core Skills
Students will be able to:
 Choose an artwork to
describe in detail.
 Analyze the artwork
by looking at how the
elements and
principles are used.
 Interpret the meaning
of an artwork by
looking closely at the
content.
 Use good reasoning to
determine the success
of a work of art.
 Determine which
theory or theories are
being used in a work
of art.
Vocabulary/Content (list)
Acrylic paint: Most commonly
used name for a synthetic, or
chemically produced, pigments
and media.
Aesthetic qualities: The qualities
that can increase our
understanding of artworks and
serve as the criteria on which
judgments are based.
Analysis: The second step of art
criticism during which the
principles of art are used to learn
how an artwork is organized or
composed.
Content: The subject matter in a
work of art.
Criticism: The act of making
judgments; analysis of qualities
and evaluation of comparative
Instructional
Materials
(list)
Reference books
Suggested
Activities
Including but
not limited
to:
Art Criticism
Paper
Textbooks
Computer
Library
Famous Artist
Report
History of
Painting Paper
Materials and
Processes
Research Paper
9.2.12.C, 9.2.12.D,
9.2.12.E, 9.2.12.F,
9.2.12.G, 9.2.12.H,
9.2.12.I, .2.12.J, 9.2.12.K,
9.2.12.L, 9.3.12.A,
9.3.12.B, 9.3.12.D,
9.3.12.E, 9.3.12.F,
9.3.12.G, 9.4.12.A,
9.4.12.B, 9.4.12.C,
9.4.12.D
Essential Questions:
Art Criticism Paper:
26. How would you
describe the work of
art?
27. How is the artwork
organized? Which
elements and
principles being used
and how?
28. What is the artist
saying to you?
29. Is this a successful
work of art?
30. What theory is this
artwork aligning
with: Imitationalism,
Formalism, or
Emotionalism?
 To have a good
understanding about
an individual artist
requires looking at
the entire life of the
artist.
 To analyze an
individual artist’s
work requires looking
at the body of work
as a whole.
 Researching requires
using more than one
reference source so
that a fuller
understanding of an
artist and his/her
work.
 The history of
painting developed
differently during
different time
periods and cultures.
 Painting materials
and techniques
developed differently
during different time
periods and cultures.
 Artists can use a
variety of materials
and techniques to
create drawings.
 Painting media have
evolved over time.
 Choose an artist to
study.
 Research biographical
information about an
artist.
 Describe the
characteristics of the
artist’s work.
 Choose famous works
and favorite works by
the artist.
 Follow directions to
write a paper that
includes a biography,
characteristics,
famous works,
favorite works, and
conclusion.
 Choose a time period
to study drawing.
 Research the history
of drawing from that
time period.
 Discuss the materials
and techniques used
during that time
period.
 Find artists who
created drawings
during that time
period.
 Choose a painting
medium to study.
 Define the medium.
worth; especially, the definition
and judgment of literary or artistic
work.
Description: The first step of art
criticism. It involves asking and
answering questions designed to
help you discover everything in a
work of art.
Design qualities: How well the
work is organized, or put together.
This aesthetic quality is favored by
formalism.
Elements of art: The basic
components, or building blocks,
use by the artist when producing
works of art. The elements consist
of color, value, line, shape, form,
texture and space.
Emotionalism: A theory of art that
places emphasis on the expressive
qualities. According to this theory,
the most important thing about a
work of art is the vivid
communication of moods,
feelings, and ideas.
Formalism: A theory of art that
emphasizes design qualities.
According to this theory, the most
important thing about a work of
art is the effective organization of
the elements of art through the
use of the principles.
Gouache: Paint made from
pigments ground in water and
mixed with gum to form opaque
Famous Artist Report:
1.
2.
3.
4.
How does the time
period affect the life
and career of an
artist?
What do you
consider to be the
distinctive qualities
of the artist’s work?
Which artworks are
most characteristic
of the artist and/or
recognized as
outstanding?
Which artworks
appeal to you and
why?
History of Painting Paper:
1.
2.
3.
How did painting as
an art form develop
for the time period
you chose?
What painting
materials and
techniques were
used during the time
period you chose?
Who were the artists
of the time and what
kinds of paintings did
 Different painting
materials produce a
variety of techniques.
 Research the history
of that medium.
 Describe the
techniques developed
for that medium.
 Find artists and
artworks that used
that medium and/or
technique.
 Provide an
opportunity for the
organization, research
and writing of an art
paper.
watercolor. Gouache resembles
school tempera or poster paint.
Imitationalism: A theory of art
that places emphasis on the literal
qualities. According to this theory,
the most important thing about a
work of art is the realistic
representation of subject matter.
Judgment: A thoughtful and
informed response to a drawing.
Media: Materials used by an artist
to create a work of art.
Medium: any material used to
create art.
Oil paint: A mixture of dry
pigments with oils, turpentine,
and sometimes varnish.
Principles of art: Refers to the
different ways that the elements
of art can be used in a work of art.
The principles of art consist of
balance, emphasis, harmony,
variety, gradation, movement,
rhythm, and proportion.
Tempera paint: Water-soluble
gouache paint that can be secured
in liquid form or as a powder to be
mixed with water.
Watercolor paints: Paints that
consist of extremely fine,
transparent pigments in a medium
of water or gum and are available
in tubes or sectioned pans. They
result in a transparent effect that
distinguishes this medium from
they create?
Materials and Processes
Research Paper
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What painting
medium will you
choose to study?
How would you
define the medium?
How did this
medium develop?
What kinds of
techniques can be
produced using this
medium?
Who are the artists
who worked with
this medium and
how did he/she use
it?
other, more opaque paints.
Wet media: Media that come in a
liquid state and are applied with
brushes, pens, and other drawing
tools. Most wet media are
permanent and erasing is nearly
impossible.
Title of Course: Painting
Unit: Independent Painting Project (Rank Level 2)
Suggested Duration: One project due at the end of the 2nd marking period of the course
Standards, Big Ideas,
and
Essential Questions
Big Idea:
Students are required to
complete one independent
painting which is due at the
end of the 2nd marking
period of the course. This is
an independent visual arts
project developed and
created by the student.
Students must spend at
least 10 hours on it.
Standards (list numbers):
9.2.12.A, 9.2.12.B, 9.2.12.C,
9.2.12.D, 9.2.12.E, 9.2.12.F,
9.2.12.G, 9.2.12.H, 9.2.12.I,
.2.12.J, 9.2.12.K, 9.2.12.L,
9.3.12.A, 9.3.12.B, 9.3.12.D,
9.3.12.E, 9.3.12.F, 9.3.12.G,
Concepts
Students should know
that:
 They must supply
the idea and choose
what techniques and
materials they will
use.
 They must submit a
proposal explaining
the concept for their
independent
drawing project.
 They are required to
spend at least 10
hours on their
project.
 This is the
opportunity to
impress their peers.
Competencies and
Art
Core Skills
Students will be able to:
 Use any materials
they choose.
 Use any surface they
choose.
 Create sketches or
gather resources to
work from.
 Create their own
project from idea to
completion.
 Participate in the
teacher-led inprocess and final
critiques.
 Self-evaluate the
visual quality of the
project through
written and/or verbal
Vocabulary/Content (list)
Abstract Art: Twentieth-century
art containing shapes that simplify
shapes of real objects to
emphasize form instead of subject
matter.
Acrylic paint: Most commonly
used name for synthetic, or
chemically produced, pigments
and media.
Collage: An artwork created by
pasting cut or torn materials such
as paper, photographs, and fabric
to a flat surface.
Crafts: Art forms creating works of
art that are both beautiful and
useful. Crafts include weaving,
fabric design, ceramics, and
jewelry making.
Design: A skillful blend of the
elements and principles of art.
Instructional
Materials
(list)
Suggested
Activities
Including but
not limited
to:
Various grounds:
paper, wood,
canvas, etc.
Independent
Painting Project
Proposal
Various painting
materials:
tempera,
watercolor,
acrylic
One
Independent
Painting Project
nd
due the 2
marking period
of the course.
Materials list
only limited by
imagination
Any reference
sources (books,
photographs,
etc.)
Evaluation
(grade sheet)
for each the
independent
Painting project.
9.4.12.A, 9.4.12.B, 9.4.12.C,
9.4.12.D
Essential Questions:
31. What is the goal of
the art project?
32. How will the student
achieve this goal?
33. What type of artwork
will be created?
34. Why is the piece
being created?
35. What is the
design/composition?
36. What medium will be
used?
37. What techniques will
be used?
38. What is the meaning
behind the piece?
expression.
 Complete a selfassessment prior to
teacher assessment.
Elements of art: The basic
components, or building blocks,
use by the artist when producing
works of art. The elements consist
of color, value, line, shape, form,
texture, and space.
Fine art: Art made to be
experienced visually.
Principles of art: Refers to the
different ways that the elements
of art can be used in a work of art.
The principles of art consist of
balance, emphasis, harmony,
variety, gradation, movement,
rhythm, and proportion.
Realism: Mid-nineteenth century
artistic style in which familiar
scenes are presented as the
actually appear.
Tempera paint: Water-soluble
gouache paint that can be secured
in liquid form or as a powder to be
mixed with water.
Visual arts: Unique expressions of
ideas, beliefs, experiences, and
feelings presented in welldesigned visual forms.
Watercolor paints: Paints that
consist of extremely fine,
transparent pigments in a medium
of water or gum and are available
in tubes or sectioned pans. They
result in a transparent effect that
distinguishes this medium from
other, more opaque paints.