Reductive Charcoal Place Drawing

Lesson Plan

Description

Students will brainstorm an aspect of their location, select a composition, and take a photo of the place. Students will experiment with reductive charcoal techniques and use the reference photo to make a drawing.

Level

Intermediate

Areas of Study

Community Drawing Photography Line Value Balance Emphasis Contemporary Art

Collections

Artistic Practices Intermediate

Lesson Objectives

Students will observe drawings by charcoal artists and consider how they convey mood.

Students will ideate about local places and capture what they like in a photo.

Students will practice reductive charcoal techniques and make notes about the effects.

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Teaching Strategies

Introduce students to artists who work in charcoal. Ask students to describe the ways artists convey mood.
Facilitate discussion about local places and model composing a photo.
Demonstrate reductive charcoal techniques.
Demonstrate using a reference photo to make a reductive charcoal drawing.

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National Standards

Create

Apply methods to overcome creative blocks.

VA:Cr1.1.7a

Collaboratively shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art and design.

VA:Cr1.2.8a

Demonstrate willingness to experiment, innovate, and take risks to pursue ideas, forms, and meanings that emerge in the process of art- making or designing.

VA:Cr2.1.8a

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Time Requirements

Teacher Prep Time

45 minutes

Demonstration Time

45 minutes

Student Studio Time

4 hours and 30 minutes

Supplies and Materials

Charcoal drawing paper, 9″x 12″ or any size
Charcoal: compressed, vine, and white
Kneaded erasers
Fixative spray
2″x 2″ pieces of charcoal drawing paper
8.5″x 11″ cardstock or thick copy paper
Photo taking device

National Standards

Create

Apply methods to overcome creative blocks.

VA:Cr1.1.7a

Collaboratively shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art and design.

VA:Cr1.2.8a

Demonstrate willingness to experiment, innovate, and take risks to pursue ideas, forms, and meanings that emerge in the process of art- making or designing.

VA:Cr2.1.8a

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Steps

Research

Discuss Dennis Creffield and other artists’ charcoal drawings. Consider how artists convey mood through the use of value and line. Consider ways these techniques can be translated to a drawing about a favorite local place.

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