Lesson #4 - Academic Vocabulary and Pre-Art Activities:
VOCABULARY two-dimensional/flat:When something is two-dimensional it can be measured in two directions, from side to side (width) and from top to bottom (height). Two-dimensional things are flat, like a piece of paper. Today you will create flat shapes.
contrast: Contrast is the use of two different things side by side. Think about opposites. The cereal and cracker boxes you will use to create a mask have a smooth printed and colorful side; they also have a brown cardboard side. Using a combination of the colorful and cardboard sides will create contrast. THINK and DO Activity: Think about characters from books, movies, history and your real life. They may be real or imagined. They may be people, animals or made-up creatures.
What kind of characters came to mind? What do their faces look like? What kind of personalities do they have?
Keep these characters in mind for our project.
Lesson #4 - Make Art:
Step #1: Open the cereal or cracker box. Cut the sides of the box apart on the folds. Cut off any sides or pieces that have glue. Remember, the box has a cardboard side and a colorful side.
Step #2: Choose one of the larger cardboard pieces for the face of the mask. Cut out the shape of the mask. You might create a person, animal or other creature.
Step #3: Cut out some smaller shapes to add details to the overall shape of the mask such as ears or hair.
Now is a good time to think about the personality you want this mask to portray.
What kind of mask is this? Does it represent a person, an animal, a made-up creature? What kind of personality does it have?
Step #4: Glue the pieces in place. Keep the mask two-dimensional. This means all the pieces are glued down flat and nothing is popping up. Think about contrast and how you might want to show both the brown cardboard and colorful sides of the box you used.
Step #5: Cut out and add facial features to your mask. Think about which side of the box you want to show - the cardboard or the color. Make sure to keep them flat. Let the glue dry and keep the mask in a safe place for the next lesson!
#4 - Follow-up Questions:
Did you create a person, an animal or made-up creature? How did you use shapes to give this mask a personality?
Note: Once you complete Lesson #4, you are ready for Lesson #5. You may save Lesson #5 for next week, if you like. Or, you may get to it now!
Lesson #5: Today we are going to use the mask to create a texture rubbing and then complete the mask by adding three-dimensional texture.
Materials:
You will need.....
Lesson #4 mask
white paper
peeled crayons
white glue
scissors
grocery bag
Lesson #5: Academic Vocabulary and Pre-Art Activities
VOCABULARY texture: Texture this the way something feels to the touch - bumpy, smooth, itchy, soft, feathery, etc. Your mask has a raised texture where pieces were glued on. We will use the texture to create a rubbing.
rubbing: A rubbing is a print of something that is created by placing the textured object under a piece of paper and rubbing over it with the side of a crayon.
sculpture: A sculpture is a work of art that is not flat. A sculpture stands up on its own or pop out from a flat surface. A sculpture has width, height and depth. We will add elements to your masks today that make them more three-dimensional.
THINK AND DO
Activity: Take a look at your mask. Can you imagine what it will look like as a texture rubbing? Activity: Look back at the texture project from Lesson #1 - What texture did you create? How might you use that texture on your mask today?
Lesson #5 - Make Art:
Step #1: Create a texture rubbing of the mask. Slide the mask under the paper. Hold the mask and paper in place. Gently rub the side of the crayon across the paper until you see all the details of the mask.
Step #2: Use the scissors, brown grocery bag and white glue. Reflect back to Lesson #1 - Texture. Cut small paper shapes from the bag. Experiment with folding them, rolling them, crumpling them, etc. to create texture. Then, carefully glue the textured pieces on to give the mask three-dimensional details.
Here are some different textures I created. Can you find where I used them on the masks?
Lesson #5 - Follow-up Questions:
Compare your mask and texture print side by side.
How are the mask and the rubbing similar and different?
Which one do you think is more successful? Why?
Self-Assessment Checklist (aiming for a 4!): First, I created a mask that was flat/two-dimensional. The mask has details that give it personality. I created a rubbing of the mask. I can see all the details on the rubbing. I added three-dimensional texture to the mask. My artwork is made with love and care.