Description
Art Gallery: Selecting a Theme and Gallery Pieces This project will be a PowerPoint presentation that you will build upon with each unit. After each unit, you will review your instructor’s feedback and revise your presentation accordingly.For your first assignment, you will select a theme and five works of art for your art gallery. You can select an artist, historical period, or a type of art. It can be modern or traditional. Select a theme that interests you-one that you would be interested in learning more about. Once you have a theme selected, select five works of art that fall under that theme. You can use multiple works of art created by the same artist.You will find a few examples of themes in the list below:Scenes depicted, such as war landscapes, water, or mountainsTopics such as horses, flowers, or religionTypes of art, such as graphic art, comic art, or photographsTechniques such as murals or sculpturesBe sure to add your own creative elements, including the background and graphics. You may also add more slides.For this portion of the presentation, you should complete at least nine slides of the template that include the following:Title slide: Include the title of your presentation, your name, the university’s name, and the date.Introduction slide 1: Include why this theme interests you and what you hope to learn, using complete sentences.Introduction slide 2: Include the title of your theme and a brief overview of the theme using supporting facts, using complete sentences.Artwork slides: Complete the five artwork slides. Include a visual of the artwork along with its title, artist, date, media (materials used in the artwork), and artwork citation.Reference slide: You must use at least your textbook as an outside source. Be sure to follow APA format for all sources used, including the textbook and artwork.Textbook citation: Emeritus, D. P. Prebles’ Artforms.
[VitalSource Bookshelf]. Retrieved from https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/97802059722…IF YOU USE AN ARTIST THEME, MAYBE LEONARDO DA VINCI OR VINCENT VAN GOGH.
3 attachmentsSlide 1 of 3attachment_1attachment_1attachment_2attachment_2attachment_3attachment_3
Unformatted Attachment Preview
UNIT II STUDY GUIDE
Drawing and Painting
Course Learning Outcomes for Unit II
Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to:
2. Examine the characteristics of works of art, including the purpose and structure of the work.
2.1 Identify the use of drawings to record ideas as preliminary studies and as independent works of
art.
2.2 Interpret the advantages of paint media and techniques.
3. Interpret artworks using the elements of design.
3.1 Identify a theme within the genre of art.
3.2 Identify works of art that fall under a selected theme.
4. Analyze artworks using the application of media, techniques, and processes.
4.1 Identify drawing tools and techniques used with dry and liquid media.
4.2 Identify components of paint and their purpose.
4.3 Define terms used to describe processes, materials, and effects of painting.
Reading Assignment
Chapter 6: Drawing
Chapter 7: Painting
Click here to access the Unit II PowerPoint titled “Creating Your Art Gallery.”
Click here to access the printable transcript of the Unit II video presentation.
The below link contains an interactive audio that will explain painting using Diego Rivera as an example:
Pearson (n.d.). Diego Rivera, Detroit industry [Audiovisual webpage]. Retrieved from
http://closerlook.pearsoncmg.com/view.php?type=closerlook&id=648
Click here to access the Closer Look video titled “Diego Rivera, Detroit Industry.”
Click here to access the video transcript.
Unit Lesson
Chapter 6: Drawing
In this chapter, we will look at the purposes and functions of drawing as well as various media associated with
drawing. To begin, let’s categorize a few purposes and functions of drawings.
Drawing is the foundation of all other artforms. Before an artist begins, he or she will write down ideas and
sketch a few notations to remember these ideas. This is the first function of drawing: to get the idea down
(Frank, 2014c). This first sketch is quick and sometimes acts as a memory aid. The step helps people learn to
see more attentively and develop the ability to draw either from memory or from imagination. Next, artists will
prepare for the final piece. They will draw and study how they are going to make the artwork. This step is
much more in-depth and involves making sure the final piece will be the correct size, figuring out the materials
the artist needs to use, and drawing out everything needed in the final composition. This step allows the artist
to start on the final piece, knowing they have worked out all design problems. The artist might still make slight
changes in design, but the big ideas are all worked out. The final type of function for a drawing is a complete
ART 1301, Art Appreciation I
1
work of art (Frank, 2014c). Some artists prefer drawing to other artforms, or perhaps
drawingGUIDE
will
UNIT x aSTUDY
communicate the artist’s idea better than any other medium.
Title
Tools and Techniques
Drawing, similar to other artforms, allows the artist to utilize various tools and techniques for different results.
A few constants in the varying tools are the surface (what the artist is drawing on) and the binder (what makes
the drawing material stick to the surface).
Dry media
(Frank, 2014a, slide 26)
Pencil: Everyone has used a pencil, so you are probably familiar with this drawing medium. The pencil uses
graphite, a crystalline form of carbon, to make marks, and these marks can vary depending on the degree of
hardness. In school, most standardized tests want the student to use 2H, which is a degree of hardness. The
degrees of hardness can range from a 9H, very hard, all the way to 9B, very soft graphite (Frank, 2014c). The
softer the graphite, the easier it is to make dark marks. If an artist wants to shade something very dark, he or
she will use pencils in the B range. Pencils are not always the medium of choice if the artist wants to make
something extremely dark because the graphite tends to get shiny the more it is layered, and it will not be as
dark as the artist intends. The artist could use charcoal or conté crayon to achieve extremely dark areas in an
artwork.
Charcoal: Charcoal is similar to prehistoric charred pieces of wood. Like a pencil, it comes in varying degrees
of hardness; the softer the charcoal, the easier it is to make dark marks. Charcoal, a choice medium for
artists, can easily be used to make dark marks, smudge, blur, or erase. This versatility comes at a price:
charcoal has no binder and can easily be wiped away (Frank, 2014c). Artists can use a fixative to fix the
charcoal to the surface. The fixative, similar to hairspray, can be sprayed onto a drawing and will keep the
charcoal in place.
Conté crayon: Conté crayon is graphite mixed with clay and pressed into sticks (Frank, 2014c). Regular
crayons lack flexibility and are usually avoided by artists. Regular crayons are mainly wax, making it hard to
achieve many variations. Conté crayons, however, come in a variety of colors and have the ability to produce
a wide range of values (or lights and darks). Conté crayons resist smudging and can be hard to erase
because of the clay.
Pastel: Pastels are another drawing medium that comes in a variety of colors. They have very little binder
and have a consistency similar to chalk. Pastels can have an acrylic binder or an oil-based binder, but,
overall, the amount of binder in pastels is very little (Frank, 2014c). Like charcoal, pastels need to be fixed
onto the surface to keep the drawing intact.
Wet Media
Wet media is used in drawing as well as painting. A wet media drawing uses lines to define the space and
objects—unlike a painting that uses areas of color and value to define space and objects.
ART 1301, Art Appreciation I
2
Ink is a wet drawing medium that comes in various forms such as pens, markers,
and
well ink GUIDE
used with
UNIT
x STUDY
fountain pens or brushes. Ink washes are similar to watercolor painting; brushes
can be used to define areas
Title
of the drawing. Similar to watercolor but opaque, gouache is used in ink washes to lighten areas.
Resulting Art
When thinking of drawing as a finished product, you might think of comics—even if you do not consider them
to be fine art. In comics, lines are used to define edges and shapes, and this is a very valid form of drawing in
art (Frank, 2014c). Contemporary approaches in drawing are being used in comics, but non-comic art is
mostly abstract, and the artist uses very unusual materials. Some artists use tape to “draw” on walls of
museums or galleries. The tape creates “lines” that appear to move back and forth in space.
Chapter 7: Painting
All of the painting techniques have similar basic properties. The color in paint comes from pigment, which is
dry and usually in powder form. Pigment can come from various natural sources or can be manmade. Binder,
as in drawing, is a sticky substance that will hold the pigment particles together and attach the pigment to the
surface or support. Have you ever been to an arts and crafts store to look for paint and noticed that some
paints are very expensive while others are not? This is due to the pigment vs. binder ratio. The more pigment
a paint has, the more expensive it is. Companies will put more binder, which is inexpensive, into a tube of
paint with a little bit of pigment, and it is still a good paint; it just has less pigment. A vehicle is what makes the
paint move around—usually paint comes out of the tube similar to toothpaste. For artists to get the effect they
want and make the paint more liquid, they use a different vehicle depending on the type of painting (Frank,
2014c). Finally, the support is the structure or surface on which the painting is painted.
(Frank, 2014b, slide 6)
Types of Painting
Watercolor: In watercolor, pigments are mixed with the binder gum arabic (or acrylic polymer), paper or
canvas is the support, and water is the vehicle. To use watercolor, artists use a staining technique similar to
staining wood. When staining wood, the stain is permanent. There is no going back if a mistake is made; you
have to find a way to use the mistake. The same goes for watercolor, the artist will have to find a way to use
or cover the mistake.
ART 1301, Art Appreciation I
3
Acrylic: Acrylic paint is very versatile; pigments are held together using a manmade
UNIT x acrylic
STUDYpolymer,
GUIDE and
water is the vehicle for moving the paint (Frank, 2014c). Acrylic is versatile because
Title an artist can paint very
thick (or impasto), or acrylic paint can be watered down and used in a way that is similar to watercolor. It can
also be applied on any surface using an airbrush. Acrylic paint will not yellow over time like oil paint may;
however, many artists choose not to use acrylic paint because they are unsure of the long-term effects of
acrylic paint. Acrylic paint is manmade and has not been around for hundreds of years like oil paint.
Oil paint: Oil paint is made of pigments mixed with various vegetable oils and must be applied over a
gessoed surface. A gessoed surface is a surface, such as wood, canvas, or paper, that has been painted with
primer. Since oil can eat through unprimed material—think about oily food on a paper plate—artists must prep
the surface with gesso or primer before they paint (Frank, 2014c). Water is not able to be used as a vehicle
for oil paint, but artists are able to use turpentine to get the paint to move. Turpentine breaks down the
stickiness of the oil and can also be used to clean brushes afterwards. Artists can apply paint thickly, impasto,
or they can glaze the surface. Oil paint can be thinned with turpentine and applied thinly in layers to create a
glazed effect.
Traditional tempera: Traditional tempera is made from mixing pigments with egg yolk as binder. Since egg
yolk is yellow, tempera must be applied with very thin glazes (Frank, 2014c). Most tempera paintings take
years to finish. If an artist needs to thin the paint further, they can use water as the vehicle. The surface must
be primed because egg yolk can eventually eat through wood or cloth. Tempera paint was used before oil
paint was invented. Today’s tempera paint is made with an acrylic polymer and does not need to have the
surface primed. When you go into an arts and craft store, the tempera or poster paint is not made with egg
yolk.
Encaustic: Encaustic paint is different from any other type of paint because the pigments are suspended in
wax (Frank, 2014c). An artist will melt an encaustic block of color and apply the now liquid wax onto a
surface. The surface, or support, should be fairly rigid since wax will break if bent. Many artists choose not to
work with encaustic paint because it is a difficult medium; the materials are very expensive. The wax needs to
be heated to a certain degree but cannot go over that temperature or it will give off toxic vapors, and the wax
starts cooling as soon as it is removed from the hot palette, so it is already drying before it hits the surface
and can break easily in transport (Frank, 2014c). The results of encaustic paintings can be amazing but
difficult to achieve.
Fresco: Fresco is an ancient painting technique where the paint does not come straight out of a tube. With
fresco painting, the pigments are suspended in water and then added to the lime-plaster binder, which has
already been layered on a wall or surface. With fresco, the artist is basically painting a new layer onto a wall.
This medium can be extremely difficult to work with; working in small sections, the artist applies wet plaster to
a wall but only in a section that the artist can finish before it dries (Frank, 2014c). Joints, or the small section
that the artist is working on, are usually arranged along the edges of major shapes in the composition. Plaster
dries fairly quickly so the artist must work fast to finish. For this reason, many fresco muralists draw out the
entire mural onto the wall before they start, and this ensures that everything is correct. The artist must have
all details worked out beforehand because, after the plaster dries, the artist cannot go back and fix anything. If
a portion of the fresco is incorrect, the artist must chisel away that area and hope that the correct portion is
not chiseled as well.
References
Frank, P. L. (2014a). Chapter 6: Drawing [PowerPoint slides]. Boston, MA: Pearson
Frank, P. L. (2014b). Chapter 7: Painting [PowerPoint slides]. Boston, MA: Pearson
Frank, P. (2014c). Prebles’ artforms: An introduction to the visual arts (11th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson
ART 1301, Art Appreciation I
4
Suggested Reading
UNIT x STUDY GUIDE
Title
If you would like to study the content from the required reading further, consider reviewing the below
PowerPoint presentations. The presentations include images of the artwork discussed in the chapter and
explanations:
Click here to access the Chapter 6 PowerPoint Presentation. Click here for a PDF version of the presentation.
Click here to access the Chapter 7 PowerPoint Presentation. Click here for a PDF version of the presentation.
Learning Activities (Nongraded)
Consider viewing graffiti in your community and/or on the Internet. If you wish to search the web, below are a
few sites that you might find helpful:
Art Crimes. (n.d.). Art crimes: The writing on the wall. Retrieved from http://www.graffiti.org/
Patel, N. (n.d.). 30 great examples of graffiti art. Slodive. Retrieved from
http://slodive.com/inspiration/showcase/graffiti-art/
Non-graded Learning Activities are provided to aid students in their course of study. You do not have to
submit them. If you have questions, contact your instructor for further guidance and information.
ART 1301, Art Appreciation I
5
Choose a narrow focus: You will be describing your theme and images in the upcoming weeks. You
will only have a few slides per image to discuss the assigned topic. This is not as long as you think. You
want to keep a narrow focus on a specific idea, not a broad focus. For example, “Impressionist”, is too
broad for a topic. That needs to be narrowed down substantially before it will be a viable, such as
“Impressionist Landscape Paintings”.
•
Instructions
Art Gallery: Selecting a Theme and Gallery Pieces
For your first assignment, you will select a theme
and five works of art for your art gallery. You will
carry this theme throughout the course, and your
additions for each unit will all relate back to this
selected theme.
Using your textbook, select a theme. You can select
an artist, historical period, or a type of art. It can be
modern or traditional. Select a theme that interests
you-one that you would be interested in learning
more about. Once you have a theme selected,
select five works of art that fall under that theme.
You can use multiple works of art created by the
same artist. If you select an artist, Leonardo Da
Vinci or Vincent Van Gogh.
You will find a few examples of themes in the list
below:
•
•
•
•
Scenes depicted, such as war landscapes, water, or
mountains
Topics such as horses, flowers, or religion
Types of art, such as graphic art, comic art, or
photographs
Techniques such as murals or sculptures
For this portion of the presentation, you should
complete at least nine slides of the template that
include the following:
•
•
Title slide: Include the title of your presentation, your
name, the university’s name, and the date.
Introduction slide 1: Include why this theme interests
you and what you hope to learn, using complete
sentences.
•
•
•
•
Introduction slide 2: Include the title of your theme
and a brief overview of the theme using supporting
facts, using complete sentences.
Artwork slides: Complete the five artwork slides.
Include a visual of the artwork along with its title,
artist, date, media (materials used in the artwork),
and artwork citation.
Reference slide: You must use at least your
textbook as an outside source. Be sure to follow
APA format for all sources used, including the
textbook and artwork.
Textbook citation:
Emeritus, D. P. Prebles’ Artforms. [VitalSource Bookshelf].
Retrieved from
https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9780205972210/
Presentation Title
Student name
Columbia Southern University
Date
Presentation Title
• Introduction -Description of why this theme interests you and what
you plan to learn
Presentation Title
• Introduction -Brief explanations of the theme and its elements using
supporting facts.
1. Title of artwork
Artist’s name
Year created
Media
• Artwork image
•
Citation
2. Title of artwork
Artist’s name
Year created
Media
• Artwork image
•
Citation
3. Title of artwork
Artist’s name
Year created
Media
• Artwork image
•
Citation
4. Title of artwork
Artist’s name
Year created
Media
• Artwork image
•
Citation
5. Title of artwork
Artist’s name
Year created
Media
• Artwork image
•
Citation
References
Purchase answer to see full
attachment
Tags:
Leonardo da Vinci
naturalism
Renaissance Period
The Last Supper
The Virgin of the Rocks
User generated content is uploaded by users for the purposes of learning and should be used following Studypool’s honor code & terms of service.
Reviews, comments, and love from our customers and community: