What is a Still Life?
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Students will learn why artists throughout history have created artworks inspired by still life. Through experimentation with both traditional media and digital drawing tools, students will create a still life artwork.
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Students will learn what still life artworks are.
Students will learn why artists throughout history have created paintings of still life.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of still life by sketching fruit on a table using paper, pencil, and crayons.
Teaching Strategies
- Differentiate and point out what still life artworks are.
- Explain why artists throughout history have created paintings of still life.
- Demonstrate how to use pencil and crayons to draw a still life on a piece of paper.
- Suggest how to add interesting patterns to the still life designs.
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Create
Experiment with various materials and tools to explore personal interests in a work of art or design.
VA:Cr2.1.2aTime Requirements
Teacher Prep Time
40 minutes
Demonstration Time
40 minutes
Student Studio Time
1 hour and 30 minutes
Supplies and Materials
- Drawing paper
- Pencil
- Crayons
- Objects for still life design: fruit or other objects
- Digital drawing hardware & software
- (Examples here use Autodesk Sketchbook)
- Images of still life artworks
National Standards
Create
Experiment with various materials and tools to explore personal interests in a work of art or design.
VA:Cr2.1.2a
Steps
Introduce and Teach about Still Life Artwork
Show examples of still life paintings and explain why artists create artwork of still life.
Point out features in still life artworks, such as overlapping shapes and patterns.
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