Gesture and Contour Teacher Resources

Students discuss lines and elements of design. They view examples of artwork, and contour drawings. Students create their own contour drawings. They discuss balance and do an activity that involves balance. Students discuss other...

Second graders participate in a demonstration where the teacher chooses a student and uses the student in a figure drawing. They study the repetition of a color throughout the picture and how the color repetition makes the eye follow...

Students examine different types of hand drawings. They create their own 3-D contour drawings. They also discuss the use of symbolism in art.

Understanding the power of line in art is a step toward becoming a good artist. Provide a systematic way for learners to either show what they know about line, or explore how line affects the visual experience of the viewer. They create...

Students take off one of their shoes, without looking at them, and place them in their lap. They must draw their shoe without looking at it. They may use their hands to try and feel the outline and detail.

Third graders, after the introduction to the artwork of Keith Haring, explore the art term "gesture."

Students are responsible for producing works for, coordinating (with the teacher?s assistance) and mounting an exhibition to be presented at a parent-teacher open house. They examine literature by Henry David Thoreau and other writers....

Students view slides of and discuss the Mona Lisa and Leonardo daVinci. They record their ideas of the painting and make sketches of them, translating their ideas into art an form. Students then select a technique such as painting,...

Students produce a self-portrait series using a mono printing method.

Young scholars study Manga comics and Marvel comics. In this Japanese art lesson, students compare and contrast the artistic styles employed in Manga and Marvel comics.

High schoolers study Japanese-inspired art. In this art lesson, students explore Ukiyo-e prints and Manga before they try their hand at the art forms.