ART EDUCATION
GRADE – HIGH SCHOOL
UNIT – DRAWING 1
SUB-UNIT – STILL LIFE
TITLE – “GOIN FRUITY”
TIME – 3 CLASS TIMES
LEARNING OBJECTIVES- STUDENTS WILL
1. Discover what a still life is and why artist draw them.
2. Begin learning how to draw a still life but using the
basic shapes of fruit.
3. Carefully study the shapes of fruit and attempt to
accurately represent the fruit, using the concept of contour
drawing.
4. Study the different colors in a single piece of fruit and
attempt to accurately represent the color of that fruit using a
variety of colors.
5. Review highlights, shading techniques, pencil strokes
and shadows.
6. Review the Elements and Principles of Design
6. Select one color and find other values/hues of that color
to create a gradual change in value scale (5 blocks) going
form light to dark.
7. Practice drawing the fruit demonstrating their
understanding of the concept and the ability to continue to
the final drawing,
8. Create a final drawing of three different fruits
representing the colors, highlights, shading, shadows,
texture, and pencil strokes of the fruit.
9. Come to a deeper appreciation and understanding of the
visual arts.
MOTIVATION
1. Fruit Game
2. How many of you have eaten an apple, orange, pear,
banana, or grapes?
3. How many of you have actually seen these fruits?
4. Do you believe that your drawings of theses fruits
accurately represent the fruit?
5. The point is this, we have all seen these fruits and we
have all tasted these fruits but the drawings of the
fruits are poor representations of the actual fruits.
Artist must develop their observational skills before
becoming true artists. This is a skill we must work to
build.
6. Now what colors do you see?
7. Describe the shape of the fruit?
8. How does the fruit feel in you hand?
9. Look carefully at the fruit and see the changes in
values caused from the different effects that lighting
has upon the objects. Look for the highlights and
shadows.
10.Look at how the fruit appears to grow. You would
represent the shape of the fruit with contour pencil
strokes.
11.View and discuss student and teacher examples of
drawings of fruit.
12.Students will select a color and find a least 4 other
values or hues of that color to create a 5 block gradual
value scales.
13.Discuss fruit requirements
VOCABULARY
Still life light contour shade
highlights shadows hue
value scale
MOTIVATIONAL MATERIALS
Fruit game
Teacher and student examples
Famous still life drawings and paintings
PROJECT MATERIALS
Newsprint for practice sketches
12/18 white drawing paper
Small post it notes
HB pencil eraser
Colored pencils
PROCEDURE
1. Cover motivational material
2. Create 5 block value scale of a color
3. Practice drawing the fruit
4. Begin final drawing of fruit using a variety of colors
to achieve the correct hue, highlights, shading,
contour lines, and shadows
5. Complete student self-assessment
EVALUATION
1. Personal Effort
2. Wise Use of Time
3. Neatness
4. Gradual Value Scale
5. Realistic Shape of Fruit
6. Correct Placement Fruit
7. Use of Values, Highlights, Shading , Texture and
Shadows
8. Size of Fruit
9. Combination of Colors to Achieve Correct Hue
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
See attached sheets