Aboriginal Dot Painting is a traditional folk art lesson suitable for learners of all ages, it has an irresistible combination of music, art, culture and history.
The beauty is that the lesson, students undertake a number of different levels – painting technique practical, cultural understanding and to combine art with music, dance and storytelling, and the fingers nice and dirty in the process!
Australian Aborigines DOT PAINTING
For beginners to advanced
3 ~ 4 hours of time in class, extra time for research / homework
Lesson objectives:
* Students can choose the colors, mixing colors, a preliminary sketch, complete an authentic Aboriginal art.
Students understand the origin of the patterns, colors, stories of Aboriginal art.
* Students can communicate with other Aboriginal art cultural traditions of music, dance and storytelling.
Material:
* The native music or videos.
* S / W copies of Native symbols.
* S / W copies of a real aboriginal painting.
* Sketch paper or cardboard for S / W Design – approximately 40cm x 25cm.
* Paper Watercolor illustrations for final project – approximately 60cm x 40cm.
* Black felt-tip pens, water colors or acrylic, sponges, to buffer the effects etc.
In the stages of instruction class:
1. Close As an introduction to my students very well to our eyes, while music native real-time and make it an eagle flying over the Australian outback. What did you see? How far did you go? What animals come to mind? As part of the introduction of the people of the country and its traditions, you can show how each sound of the didgeridoo the sound of another animal – a snake, a fish, a crocodile, an emu. This visualization exercise will help, especially when they start their first draft outline.
2. A short video showing local dance at the end of this lesson plan.
3. Students speculate on the groups about the importance of symbols common indigenous art as a spreadsheet with “local symbols” photo below. As a symbol of a kangaroo, a boomerang, a water, footprints, and the sun, rain, and the moon?
4. At the end of the first session, students annotate a copy of B / W of a real painting and indigenous lines / dots / patterns symbolize. Students should also consider the following elements of design – (How to paint aboriginal coours why related to routine in nature), however, color selection more examples of Aboriginal paintings.
5. The next meeting must begin with a first draft of the B / W. The students have a unifying “theme” to choose for their art – hunting, dancing, animals, nature, tools and weapons, food, all good topics. Can the pupils in their final draft of the color at the most, while clearly demonstrating an understanding of color, line, pattern, contrast, about progress.
6. Two meetings should be devoted to the final version. Show students how to use sponges, fingers, brushes, combs and create a real pictorial effect. Supervise students in their work – Here are the “tightness” of their motives and relatively “minimal use of color I find that my students get really, if some music blasting on -. What should be in this case, funky didgeridoo.
* Depending on the level of students you can create a short essay on one of the following topics: 1 Things I learned from the creation of a work of art of the Aborigines, 2 My criticism of a work of art of the Aborigines, 3 As the Aboriginal art reflects the cultural and historical context of the Aborigines.
Evaluation and feedback during each session should be in the form of peer assessment (what do you think of any work?) And to take a final assessment, a clear rating scale. For a project of this kind that you could include criteria such as:
* Originality 1-2-3-4-5
Authenticty * 1-2-3-4-5
* Elements of design – color, line, pattern 1-2-3-4-5
* Participation and final level 1-2-3-4-5
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