LessonPlan:WatercolorFishPaintingsGradelevel:6‐8Duration:Nine45‐minuteclassperiods

MediaType:WatercolorSubjectIntegration:ScienceContentStandards:http://www.arteducators.org/store/NAEA_Natl_Visual_Standards1.pdfNA‐VA‐5‐8.1,NA‐VA‐5‐8.3,NA‐VA‐5‐8.4,NA‐VA‐5‐8.5,NA‐VA‐5‐8.6Objectives:Studentswillcreatetheirownwatercolorpaintingafterstudyingtheworksofmanylocalwatercolorartists,namelyTerryMaciejandChengKhee‐Chee.

Assessment:Studentswilldemonstrateanunderstandingofwatercolortechniquesinspiredbylocalwatercolorartists,incorporatingavarietyoftexturesintoacompletedpainting.(websiteforhelpwithwritingrubrics)http://rubistar.4teachers.org/Rubric:

0‐ Littleevidenceoftechniqueuseorincompleteartwork1‐ Someattemptattechniques,butlessthanthreedistinguishabletextures2‐ Fourtechniquesareclearlyused

3‐ Above,plusplaceforvisualeffectinadditiontologicaltexturestodescribesurfaces

4‐ Above,plusexceptionaluseofdetailandapplicationoftechniqueMaterialsandProcedure:watercolorpaper9”x12”pencil,eraserwatercolorpaintbrusheswatercontainers,watersaltmaskingtapepapertowelscutin1”stripswhitecrayonsstripsofcardboard,1”wideand3”tallDay1:1.Givebriefintroductiontowatercolorpainting.ShowPlayListvideo:TerryMaciej(3:38)http://www.youtube.com/user/ThePlaylistWDSE#p/search/0/slxixh1q9‐4ShowstudentsapictureofTerryandtalkabouthiswebsite:(makingalivingasanartist,etc.)http://maciejartframe.com/artist.html2.Discussion:Whatdoyouknowaboutwatercolor?Doyouknowanywatercolorartists?HaveyoueverseenartworkbyTerryMaciejorChengKhee‐Chee?HaveyoueverseenthebookOldTurtlewithillustrationsbyChengKhee‐Chee?

3.ShowChengKhee‐Cheewatercolorvideo.AskstudentstotakenoteswhilewatchingDVD.Studentswritedown10thingstheysee/learnbywatchingCheecreate.Day2:Demonstratesixwatercolortechniquestostudents:(resistwithcrayon,blottingwithpapertowelstrips,printinglineswithcardboardstrips,salttechnique,wetonwettechnique,resistwithmaskingtape)Studentswillcreatetheirownsamplecardofsixtechniques.Studentswilllaterusethiscardtorefertowhencreatingtheirfinalpainting.

Day3:Studentswillrefertocolorpicturesofindigenousfishoflocalregion.Studentswillcreatetheirownfishdrawings,inpencilfirst,includingatleastsixfishintheirdrawing.Studentswillrefertowatercolortechniquecardalwayskeepinginmindwhenandhowtousevarioustechniques(resistmightbegoodforscales,cardboardstripsmightbeusedforcreatingseaweed,etc.)Studentsaresuretoincludebackground,suchasseaweed,sand,rocks,etc.alocation:nearashipwreck,net,anchor,boat,fishinglinewithhook,othersealife,etc.Day4:Studentscontinuetodraw.Day5:Studentsstartpaintingprocess.Day6:Studentscontinuepaintingprocess.Day7:Studentsfinishpaintingprocess.Day8:StudentsoutlineallshapeswithblackSharpiemarkertoenhancedrawingandtomakeobjectsmorevisible.Day9:Studentsfilloutrubricandgradefinishedwork.Teacheralsocompletesrubricforeachstudentwork.DiscussionQuestions:Whatdidyoulearnaboutwatercolorpaintingthatyoudidnotknowbefore?WhatdidyoulearnaboutTerryMaciejandChengKheeChee?Whichwatercolortechniquewasyourfavorite?Why?Whatdidyoufindeasytoaccomplishwithinyourartwork?Whatdidyoufinddifficult?Whatwouldyoudodifferentnexttime?

Resources:Onlineinformation:LakeSuperiorWatercolorSocietyChengKhee‐CheewatercolorDVDWendyRouseBrianMinorMaryBethDownsPIXARfilmaboutcreationofFindingNemo(25:12)Books:OldTurtlebyDouglasWoodandChengKhee‐Chee

WatercolorbookbyChengKheeCheeFollow‐upactivities:ViewPIXARmakingofFindingNemoanddiscussrealisticwatercolorfishpaintingsvs.animatedfishdrawings/paintings.Discusshowartistsstudytheirsubjectmattercarefully.DiscusshowPIXARartistsmakealivingatdrawingandcreatingvery‘real’animatedcharactersandhowtheiraudienceisverydrawntoeachcharacterbecausetheyseemso“real”.