OVERVIEW
This art lesson will talk about patience, a value that helps pupils to slow down and appreciate their surrounding. Pupils will look at Georges Seurat's paintings and understand the concept of pointillism and how it links to the value.
ELEGANT ART TASK
Pupils will create a pointillism art that depicts an element of Singapore's landscape or an imaginary landscape that is significant to them.
ENABLING CONSTRAINT
ART FOCUS
ELEMENT OF ART: Dots and Texture
PRINCIPLE OF DESIGN: Harmony and Balance
MEDIUM: Acrylic Paint and Cotton Bud
DURATION
TEACHING TIPS
IDEA GENERATION LESSON:
ART MAKING LESSON:
SUGGESTED LESSON OUTLINE
This art lesson will talk about patience, a value that helps pupils to slow down and appreciate their surrounding. Pupils will look at Georges Seurat's paintings and understand the concept of pointillism and how it links to the value.
ELEGANT ART TASK
Pupils will create a pointillism art that depicts an element of Singapore's landscape or an imaginary landscape that is significant to them.
ENABLING CONSTRAINT
- Use of dotting methods and not stroking brush method (process constraint)
- Preferably work on A5 paper (format constraint)
ART FOCUS
ELEMENT OF ART: Dots and Texture
PRINCIPLE OF DESIGN: Harmony and Balance
MEDIUM: Acrylic Paint and Cotton Bud
DURATION
- 1 lesson for brainstorming and drawing
- 2 lessons for painting and appreciation
TEACHING TIPS
IDEA GENERATION LESSON:
- Get pupils to draw simple items either by zooming in or symbolizing the items.
- Do not draw small details.
ART MAKING LESSON:
- Provide only one cotton bud per pupils at the beginning of the lesson.
- Discuss about the tints and shades of colours.
- Squeeze small amount of paint.
- Squeeze only the colour that will be used first.
SUGGESTED LESSON OUTLINE
POWERPOINT
PUPILS' ARTWORKS
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