Tempera Paint-Using a Viewfinder and drawing large

 Tempera Paint Lesson

Using a Viewfinder to Isolate and Enlarge part of a Drawing

How do we tell stories?

 What are some favorite stories from when you were little?

Did someone read to you from a book?

Did someone tell you the story from memory?

Is your favorite story make believe, or from real life like a family story?

Do you ever tell stories to your friends about things that have happened to you?

Stories don't have to come from books, they can also come from movies.

Can you use your artwork to tell a story?

Today we are going to look at two artworks by the children's book illustrator, Melissa Iwai.

Unit 3 - Who are we, and what do we care about?

 Who are we, and what do we care about?

Name some people who are important to you.

Today we are going to look at some artwork that shows people alone and people who are together.

Artists pay attention to how people show that they care about each other.

The also pay attention to the places that are important to people.

Can you show special people and places in your life in your artwork?

What do you see in this painting?

What colors do you see?

What was the first thing you noticed?

Where is she?

What is happening in this picture?

Do you think the people are enjoying themselves?

What makes you think that?

What do you notice that makes this picture interesting?

Raise your hand when I name a person or a place you could show in an artwork.

Chopped ART Edition

 Have you ever seen the cooking show Chopped?

What do you know about it?

It is a cooking contest where the contestants are given a 'mystery basket' full of ingredients that they have to use to make a delicious meal. Besides the 'mystery ingredients' they can also use the shows pantry of items. 

We are going to have our own version of Chopped today for those that choose. You will get a 'mystery bag' of items. You must use all the ingredients in your bag, don't leave anything out. 

You can also use items from our pantry,

Scissors

Glue

Paper (1 big and any number of smalls)

Tape

Crayons

Markers

Sharpies

Good Luck !!!