Pierced Drawing Superhero
Emphasis, contrast, and balance are three skills needed to accurately complete this assignment. Students select their favorite superhero and create a drawing of them using the grid-transfering technique. Some math calculations dealing with proportion must first be done so that a to-scale grid is made on the image they have printed out and also on the paper they are going to be drawing on. Once the grid is lightly sketched on, they must transfer the image, square by square, so that an exact replica is made. Students then call on their shading technique skills learned in a previous lesson to create the illusion of this being a realistic drawing.
The piercing of the drawing is the last step. Students must decide which parts are the most able to be emphasized on their drawing by placing color on those areas. They then take an x-acto blade and slice out those segments and tape brightly colored paper behind them so the pops of color become a focal point of the completed piece. The color contrasts sharply with the grays in the pencil drawing. Balance must also be considered. Students must balance the segments they cut out so the pops of color are seen as very deliberate parts of the artwork and also helping avoid the appearance of the work simply being unfinished. The placement of color must look purposeful and must flow with the overall composition.
Minnesota State Visual Art Standards:
The piercing of the drawing is the last step. Students must decide which parts are the most able to be emphasized on their drawing by placing color on those areas. They then take an x-acto blade and slice out those segments and tape brightly colored paper behind them so the pops of color become a focal point of the completed piece. The color contrasts sharply with the grays in the pencil drawing. Balance must also be considered. Students must balance the segments they cut out so the pops of color are seen as very deliberate parts of the artwork and also helping avoid the appearance of the work simply being unfinished. The placement of color must look purposeful and must flow with the overall composition.
Minnesota State Visual Art Standards:
- 1. Analyze how the elements of visual art including color, line, shape, value, form, texture and space; and principles such as repetition, pattern, emphasis, contrast and balance are combined to communicate meaning in the creation of, presentation of, or response to visual artworks. (9.1.1.5.1)
- 2. Evaluate how the principles of visual art such as repetition, pattern, emphasis, contrast and balance are used in the creation of, presentation of, or response to visual artworks. (9.1.1.5.2)
- 4. Apply understanding of the health and safety issues related to creating in art. (9.1.1.5.4)
- 1. Identify the tools, materials and techniques from a variety of two- and three-dimensional media such as drawing, printmaking, ceramics or sculpture. (0.1.2.5.1)
- 1. Present, exhibit, publish or demonstrate collections of artworks for different audiences and occasions. (9.3.1.5.1)