“The brush dances and the ink sings.” -Chinese saying
Lesson: India Ink Portraits
Essential Questions:
How can information be shared artistically?
How does value alter perspective in art?
ENDURING UNDERSTANDING: *How does one find a personal style and voice when using India ink, while depicting emotion through the process?
Learning Objectives: Students will-
Use close observation to understand objective reality.
Comprehend and practice value
Practice varied brushstrokes and new constraints (india ink)
Understand the importance of composition and washes
Terms: Also known as Chinese ink, Indian ink stems from one of the oldest and most durable pigments of all time: carbon black. Made from any ash, mixed with a binder such as water, liquid or glue, different recipes for carbon black can be found as far back in history as the ancient Egyptians and Greeks.
Sumi-e: ink picture (Japanese) Value: the lightness or darkness of a color or shade. Contrast: the degree of difference between tones. Composition: the act of combining parts or elements to form a whole. Constraints: the materials used to create art India Ink: carbon black pigment in liquid form Wash: a thinned down-mostly water-usage of paint (india ink)
Constraints: - original photography - mixed media paper - india ink - paintbrush
CAS (Visual Arts)-Lesson Goals-State Standards
Standard 1: Observe and Learn to Comprehend *Use the visual arts to express, communicate, and make meaning To perceive art involves studying art; scrutinizing and examining art; recognizing, noticing, and seeing art; distinguishing art forms an subtleties; identifying and detecting art; becoming skilled in and gaining knowledge of art; grasping and realizing art; figuring out art; and sensing and feeling art.
1.2: Historical and cultural context are found in visual art 1.3: Art and Design have purpose and function
Standard 2: Envision and Critique to Reflect *Articulate and implement critical thinking in the visual arts by synthesizing, evaluating, and analyzing visual information. To value art involves visualizing, articulating, and conveying art; thinking about, pondering, and contemplating art; wondering about, assessing, and questioning art concepts and contexts; expressing art; defining the relevance, significance of, and importance of art; and experiencing, interpreting, and justifying the aesthetics of art.
2.1: Reflective strategies are used to understand the creative process. 2.2: A personal philosophy of art is accomplished through use of sophisticated language and studio art processes.
Tips from the teacher:
Choose photo with many values + contrast
Squint eyes to see basic value
Draw what you see…not what you “think” you see initially
Start gesturally à then refine detail
Possible grid?
Paint with many washes
REMEMBER: you cannot paint over your mistakes!
The Artists (Reflecting the style)
Must haves: * brief history/timeline *photos of work *painting processes *possible inspirations
Alexandre Benois The frontispiece to the poem of A. S. Pushkin "the bronze Horseman" Albrecht Dürer Praying Hands (Hands of the Apostle)