ART III – RECOMBINING
NAME:_______________________
LESSON FOCUS:
This lesson focuses on the use of a mechanical object, analogous colors and observational
drawing to create a design.
VOCABULARY:
Analogous colors: Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel and are closely
related, such as yellow-orange, yellow and yellow-green.
Balance: A principle of design referring to the arrangement of visual elements to create
stability in an artwork.
Color: An element of design with three properties, hue, value and intensity.
Composition: The act of organizing the elements of an artwork into a harmoniously
unified whole.
Design: The plan the artist uses to organize the art elements in a work of art to achieve a
unified composition.
Value: The element of art that deals with darkness or lightness.
Futurism: A style of art originating in Italy during the early twentieth century that
emphasized representation of a dynamic, machine-powered world.
PROCEDURE:
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Bring in a small mechanical object to work from.
Study the object and do sketches of all the parts from different views.
Choose the parts of the object you will use to create your composition.
Do several sketches. You may overlap, repeat, enlarge and reduce the parts to
create a well balanced design.
Choose your best composition and enlarge onto good paper.
Choose an analogous color scheme and colored paper that will enhance your color
choice.
Finish in colored pencil. You may render areas, or use transparent or flat, opaque
application of color.
MATERIALS:
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Mechanical object
Sketchbook, sketch paper
19”x 25” Canson paper
Assorted colored pencils
RELATED ARTIST: Umberto Boccioni