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KinderArt® Lesson/Activity

INSIDE OUTSIDE DRAWINGS

Subject: Drawing
Grade: 1-3 (adaptable for all ages)
Age: 5-9
Time Frame: 1-2 class periods

Submitted by: Traci Wolfensperger, a Substitute/ Art Teacher from Waterloo, Iowa

Objectives:

  • Students will use observational drawing to study the unfamiliar
  • Students will use oil pastels to mix/blend colors
  • Students will be introduced to using drawing as a tool for documenting what we can learn with our eyes

Vocabulary:

line, contour, shape, color, contrast (outside/inside), observational drawing (art and science), still life

What You Need:

  • Oil pastels
  • Pencils
  • White paper: Cut small enough to fit two pieces on one sheet of construction paper for mounting
  • Construction paper
  • Scratch paper
  • Glue
  • Assorted fruits &/or vegetables: Such as, pineapple, mangos, papaya, eggplant & squash
  • Knife: For cutting the fruits & veggies
  • Paper towels

What You Do:

  1. Explain that we're going to study the inside & outside of an object.

  2. Demonstrate using oil pastels:
    • Mixing/blending colors.
    • Using scratch paper to test colors.
    • Using pencils to scratch through the pastels to create textures.

  3. Have students select an interesting view to draw the object; drawing the outside first on one sheet.

  4. Next have students share what they think the insides will look like.

  5. Then cut the object in half and have the students draw the inside on another sheet of paper. (You may want to practice cutting the fruit/veggie before class if the object is new to you)

  6. Once completed, have the students mount their two drawings together, side by side.

  7. As a class discuss the differences between the inside and the outside.

More Information:

Still Life Artists
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/subjects/Still_Life.html

Recommended Books/Videos:

Art for Kids: Drawing : The Only Drawing Book You'll Ever Need to Be the Artist You've Always Wanted to Be
This first-class introduction to essential drawing techniques builds from the starting points of lines and simple shapes

Recommended Products:

Biography:

Traci Wolfensperger is a Substitute/Art Teacher from Waterloo, Iowa

© Traci Wolfensperger and KinderArt®

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