Materials
Collage materials, student still-life value sketches, enlarged final sketches, ebony pencils, tracing paper, scissors, envelopes for storage
Resources
Reproductions of still-life collages by Picasso, Gris, and Braque.
Remind students to refer to their value sketches as a guide for selecting the collage material to use for each shape. Students will cut or rip the shapes for their collage.
Select a student who cut has cut out several shapes.
- What challenges did you face today? How did you meet them?
- In what ways was your value sketch helpful to you?
- To what extent did you depart from your original plan?
STRANDS ADDRESSED:
Artmaking: Selecting and cutting materials for a collage
Literacy: Looking at and discussing art; developing visual arts vocabulary
Careers and Life Long Learning: awareness of careers; developing a plan