Digital Contour Line Drawings

Lesson Plan

Description

Students will use a digital device such as a computer, tablet, or phone to create a contour line drawing. Students will practice organizing compositions with the aid of a digital medium.

Level

Advanced

Areas of Study

Still Life Drawing Digital Line Variety Emphasis Technology Media Arts

Collections

Line in Everyday Life

Lesson Objectives

Students will use layers on a digital platform.

Students will create contour lines through digital drawing and manipulation.

Students will create an interesting composition, considering principles of design such as variety and emphasis.

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Teaching Strategies

Demonstrate how to take photographs using multiple perspectives of an object of choice.
Demonstrate how to add layers within the chosen app or program.
Demonstrate how to best move object/s to create a pleasing composition.
Discuss the use of transparency and opaqueness in artmaking.

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National Standards

Create

Use multiple approaches to begin creative endeavors.

VA:Cr1.1.Ia

Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.

VA:Cr1.2.Ia

Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.

VA:Cr2.1.Ia

Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.

VA:Cr2.1.IIa

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Time Requirements

Teacher Prep Time

20 minutes

Demonstration Time

30 minutes

Student Studio Time

3 hours

Supplies and Materials

Technological device (computer, tablet, phone)
A digital drawing program with layers
Stylus (optional)

National Standards

Create

Use multiple approaches to begin creative endeavors.

VA:Cr1.1.Ia

Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.

VA:Cr1.2.Ia

Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.

VA:Cr2.1.Ia

Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.

VA:Cr2.1.IIa

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Steps

Select an Object and Photograph

Brainstorm and select an object that has personal meaning and/or has an interesting form. Take photographs of the object from many perspectives and arrangements.

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