Class: Advanced Painting and Drawing

Duration: 2 weeks
Pennsylvania Academic Standards:
12.1
Production, Performance and Exhibition of Dance, Music, Theater and Visual
Art
Know and use the elements and principles of each art form to create works in the arts
and humanities.
Recognize, know, use and demonstrate a variety of appropriate arts elements and
principles to produce, review and revise original works in the arts.
Integrate and apply advanced vocabulary to the arts forms.
12.2
Historical and Cultural Contexts
Explain the historical, cultural and social context of an individual work in the arts.
Relate works in the arts chronologically to historical events
Analyze a work of art from its historical and cultural perspective.
Identify, explain and analyze common themes, forms and techniques from works in the
arts
12.3
Critical Response
Explain and apply the critical examination processes of works in the arts and
humanities.
Determine and apply criteria to a persons work and works of others in the arts
Objectives:
Students will:
1. Become familiar with the movement Fauvism
2. Develop an understanding of one, two and three point perspective
3. Consider a variety of venues to create the personal landscape: rural, urban and industrial
scapes
4. Successfully use the element space and the principles of proportion and scale in an
artwork
5. Continue to advance drawing and painting skills using a variety of media
Student-Friendly Learning Targets:
I can:
1. Recognize and understand the concepts behind Fauvism
2. Use one, two, and three point perspective to create convincing man-made objects in
space
3. Use the techniques of atmospheric perspective, overlapping, size change, proportion,
and scale to create the illusion of space in an art work
4. Use color to create mood or emotion in the viewer
5. Personalize my work.
Vocabulary:
Tier 1:

Tier 2:

Tier 3:

Overlapping
Space
Landscape

Atmospheric Perspective
1,2,3 point perspective
proportion
scale
cityscape

Fauvism

Essential Questions:
How do the arts raise awareness about social issues?
How do artists use sketches and drafts to improve and revise their work
How do artists' skills and experiences affect their art making?
What can 'place' mean to an artist (place as space and place as inspiration)?
Materials and Resources:

Prezi introductory presentation

Magazines and computer resources
Sketch books
Drawing materials
Acrylic paint
Oil paint
canvas
How to Draw Perspective by Paul Heaston

Instructional Procedures/Activities
Class 1
Introduction
Class 1
Introduction (160 pts.)

Background and overview of the Fauvism via Prezi presentation.

Increasing depth of Understanding

-Article on 1, 2, and 3 point perspective (

Class 2-10

Students will take photos of an urban landscape. These photos will be the basis of their
paintings. They will choose the size of the canvas they work on and whether they use oil or
acrylics paints.
The paintings should use expressive colors to create a mood.

Higher-Order Thinking:
Level 1: Knowledge: fast facts about the Fauvism and linear perspective
Level 2: Understanding: assessments regarding linear perspective article
Level 3: Application: applying demonstrated material, skills, and descriptions to own work. Analysis:
of demonstrated and taught techniques to choose best options for own work. Used to reflect on
essential questions for unit. Evaluation: self-reflection for rubric and critique work.
Level 4: Create/Synthesis: original artworks based on skills, technologies and tastes of the featured
time period.
Assessments:
Formative:

Sketchbook/Practice activities (60 pts.)

Closure/Follow-up/Homework:
Homework: Article on 1, 2, and 3 point perspective
Closure: Display of student work and critique

Summative:

Article on 1, 2, and 3 point perspective

Rubric scored projects (100 pts.)