Lesson Plans: 3D Art:
Collage: “Painted Design”
Materials:
11x14 canvas board/gesso/large brushes
Railroad board: 22x28
Pencils/erasers
Rulers
Compasses
Scissors
Acrylic paint and medium
Brushes- fine, med. Brights, flats, large
Water cups
Palettes
Glue gun
Cardboard/corks
Lesson 1:
Discuss Collage:
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Kurt Schwitters, Das Undbild, 1919, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
Collage (From the French: coller, to glue, French pronunciation: [kɔ.laːʒ]) is a technique of an art production,
primarily used in the visual arts, where the artwork is made from an assemblage of different forms, thus
creating a new whole.
A collage may sometimes include newspaper clippings, ribbons, bits of colored or handmade papers, portions
of other artwork or texts,photographs and other found objects, glued to a piece of paper or canvas. The origins
of collage can be traced back hundreds of years, but this technique made a dramatic reappearance in the early
20th century as an art form of novelty.
The term collage derives from the French "coller" meaning "glue".[1] This term was coined by both Georges
Braque and Pablo Picasso in the beginning of the 20th century when collage became a distinctive part
of modern art.[2]
1. Introduce Joseph Cornell and show examples of his collages
JOSEPH CORNELL
(first in a series of ten essential collage artists who'll inspire your own best work)
When making a list of the ten best collage artists of all time, one would be remiss not to begin with Joseph Cornell
(1903-1972). He is probably the best known "collage artist" of all time, and every collage artist I know likes him. He
was a painter, sculptor, experimental film maker, and he pioneered (and epitomizes) the art of found object
assemblage. I remember seeing a retrospective of his precious, surreal, shadowboxes at the Chicago Art Institute
and being struck by their eccentric modesty. Most of his pieces are no bigger than 2 feet square, and yet they all
seem to encapsulate their own complete magical worlds.
3.Discuss Line:
straight, wavy, zig-zag, spiral, bumpy etc.
Discuss Shape: geometric/ organic
Discuss Color: primary, secondary, warm, cool, complementary, analogous, earth,
pastels, etc. and the feelings evoked from them.
4. Show example of 3D painted design collage and have student begin by brainstorming
in their sketchbooks different ideas for their collage. (Limit shapes for collages to 3-4)
Stress Repetition/Pattern to create Rhythm and Unity.
5. Students may prep canvass board with gesso and set aside to dry
6. Students may decide on what shapes they want for their collage and begin drawing
them onto railroad board in small, med, and larger sizes and cutting them out.
Lesson 2-3:
1.Students should continue cutting out shapes until they have a variety of the 3-4
shapes in a variety of sizes.
2. Begin painting “base” coat of acrylic paint onto railroad board shapes. As they dry, a
2nd layer of lines may be added to base layer (Use different color than base). As the 2nd
layer dries, a third layer of finer detail can be added (Use a third color). This process
could take up to 2-3 periods.
3. Student should paint the canvass with a color that would work well with the color
scheme chosen. Blending may be used but it should be stressed that the background
should not detract or draw attention away from the painted shapes. A texture may be
painted into the canvass board if desired.
Lesson 4-5
1.Students should plan the placement of their collage shapes beginning with the
placement of large shapes onto the canvass board. Small squares of cardboard can cut
and glued to the back of the shapes to start the 3-D effect. As the student builds onto
the base layer of larger shapes with the medium shapes and finally the smallest shapes,
be sure to remind them of Unity/Rhythm/Pattern so that they are consciously working
towards a successful composition.