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Unit Objective: To implement various pastel techniques and methods into a landscape composition.
Students are evaluated on knowledge, process, participation as well as product.
*lessons and assignments may be subject to change -All work must be submitted for assessment. The teacher will photograph your work during week 10 and post the photos onto Flickr and embed the slideshow onto this page. No names will be used when uploaded to Flickr.
You can also view or download the student project pack online in PDF format here.
At the end of the unit, students will need to submit:
Tasks 1-5
Homework from week 2
Summative Tasks from week 6 (there were 2) and 7
Total: 9 pieces
All work must also be photographed and inserted into a document (maximum 2 pages).
Week 1 - Charcoal & Chalk
Exploration of charcoal working methods (blending, tonal range, gradation, correcting errors).
Which type of paper would work best and why?
Task 1 (40 minutes): Students recreate a still life arrangement using charcoal.
How should you begin the drawing? What techniques could be used?
Highlight the use of tones for shadows and use white chalk for highlights.
(or, option B: charcoal drawing of eggs - to be determined by teacher)
Task 2 (50-60 minutes): A cloth or drape is set up with a spotlight. Using charcoal, how can you complete the drawing? What steps would be best? Complete the drawing highlighting the shadows and light.
(option B: popcorn charcoal sketching)
Homework: "Chiaroscuro"
Create a full page pencil drawing/sketch highlighting your knowledge of chiaroscuro in your sketchbook. Your subject matter could be cloth, drapery, a wrinkled paper bag, a towel or wrinkled sheets etc., (a light coloured material may work best). Your composition should be interesting and attractive. Review previous resources on composition if needed. Your drawing should be done realistically and contain depth and form. Please create a border or frame on your page.
Share, review and critique chiaroscuro composition homework.
Students explore pastel working methods. Students should note different paper styles. Which would work best and why? Students attempt various line techniques (weight, intensity, hatching, shading). What happens when one colour is shaded over another? How can two different colours be blended or rubbed together? How can tonal range and gradation be created? Create a resource page in your skectchbooks for using soft/chalk pastels as below.
(15-20 minutes) Include:
Firm strokes
Side strokes
Linear strokes
Broad strokes
Round strokes
Cross-hatching
Pointillism strokes
Unblended strokes
Gradiant blending with finger
Blending 2 colours with finger
Task 4 (40 minutes): (In sketchbooks) Using chalk pastels, select two colours and create a simple still life composition. Attempt using the techniques discussed in class as well as chiaroscuro. It is suggested you use the crate technique or create an undertone. View: Still Life with Geometric Forms using Sanguine Crayon to examine stages for creating and completing a composition.
Homework: View pastel artwork and note techniques here.
Task 5 (60 minutes): Using chalk pastels, create a still-life composition that includes a plant. Three colours (a dark, a light and one of your choice) are to be used with coloured paper. Attempt using the techniques discussed in class.
NOTE: An important factor with paper is how much "tooth" or roughness it has. The rougher the canvas, the more pigment it grabs. If you try to use a smooth surface for your pastels the colors will all stick together and become muddy.
Start working with the light colours first, then move onto dark. Also, work from harder to lighter to avoid too much pigment build-up.
Homework:
Bring your choice of a full page printed landscape photo to the next class, preferable one from field studies. You may also consider combining elements from different photos.
View pastel artwork here and work by Paul Cezanne to examine and discuss techniques used, especially that of colour.
(Note: Cezanne's work is primarily oil paint, but several of the colour techniques apply)
Summative Tasks:
1. Recreate a small area from a Degas or Cezanne composition in your sketchbooks using soft pastel. (40 minutes in class) 2. Create a still-life composition using chalk pastels. Attempt using the techniques discussed in class. Consider how to show highlights and shadows. It is suggested you use the crates technique. You may also wish to photograph your work at various stages. (30 minutes in class)
Homework:
Complete summative tasks 1 and 2 (*due week 10). Bring another printed landscape photo from your field studies trip. If you do not have one, find a suitable landscape picture. This picture should include plant life.
View the following video below on oil pastels (approx. 3 minutes):
How do oils work differently than chalk or charcoal?
Can the same techniques be applied?
Are the techniques different? Explore various techniques by discussing techniques from previous week's video.
Summative Task 3 (40 minutes): Begin creating a large landscape in oil pastels (from reference photos). Will you add any artistic or expressive techniques to your work either through colour or line etc. (consider VanGogh, Cezanne or Degas)?
Attempt to add interesting pastel techniques into your work. Please also review the rubric. You may wish to photograph your work at various stages to document your process or improvement.
Tasks 1-5 Homework from week 2 Summative Tasks 1-3 from week 6 and 7 Total: 9 pieces
Homework: Complete any unfinished work.
All work done during this unit is to be photographed chronologically and inserted onto a word document (maximum 2 pages) and submitted on week 10 with your name and group clearly labelled.You may also wish to upload your photos to Picasa or Flickr for easier access. If so, please email me the link.
Week 10 - Presentation & Assessment
Presentations and self-evaluations.
You will need to include an artist statement/self reflection for your artwork
In paragraph form, please include the following information as well as key vocabulary used in class.
Consider your work. Provide details on your artistic development, inspiration and creative process at different stages and evaluate it. You may describe how you used different tones, colours, effects, techniques and why. You may also describe your difficulties and improvements made.
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