Description:
The unit begins with an exploration of gesture drawing - capturing the action of a figure. Students are introduced to proportion and are directed to carefully observe t he angles and relationship of limbs, shoulders, and torso as the body changes position. The unit concludes with students rendering a wooden artist's manikin in charcoal and white chalk to produce the illusion of volume.
Grade 5 Benchmark:
Students begin sequential unit projects; extend knowledge of art media and compositional and design elements; choose new ways of using familiar tools and materials, and deepen imaginative capacities, observational and expressive skills.
Vocabulary:
gesture, expressive line, proportion, torso, limb, manikin, caricature, sustained investigation, three-dimensional, volume, realistic, rendering, observation, illusion, compressed, value, highlight, shadow, medium, aesthetic, gradual, emerging, developing, proficient, mastery, evaluate