Materials
Student paintings, red, yellow, blue, black and white tempera paint, water cans, sponges, a variety of thin brushes
Resources
Digital phots taken during the neighborhood walk
Students will identify areas of their paintings that need more details. They can use the digital photos from the neighbohood walk as inspiration.
Display student work.
- Select a painting that includes details that tell the viewer what the artist experienced. Why do the details make the painting more interesting?
- Ask a volunteer to explain how he/she used a photograph to add details to their work.
- In what way are our paintings like Faith Ringgold's? In what ways are they different?
In preparation for lesson #6, the classroom teacher will work with students to prepare a title for their painting and an artist's statement explaining what they want the viewer to know about the scene they have depicted.