3 object still life

Minnesota 9-12 Visual Art Standards
Used in this Lesson

  • 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the foundations of the arts area.
  • 1A. Analyze how the elements of visual art including color, line, shape, value, form, texture and space; and principles such as repetition, pattern, emphasis, contrast and balance are combined to communicate meaning in the creation of, presentation of, or response to visual artworks.

  • 1b. Evaluate how the principles of visual art such as repetition, pattern, emphasis, contrast and balance are used in the creation of, presentation of, or response to visual artworks.

  • 2. Demonstrate knowledge and use of the technical skills of the art form, integrating technology when applicable.
  • 2a. Integrate the characteristics of the tools, materials and techniques of a selected media in original artworks to support artistic purposes.

  • 3. Demonstrate understanding of the personal, social, cultural and historical contexts that influence the arts areas.
  • 3a. Analyze how visual artworks influence and are influenced by personal, social, cultural or historical contexts, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities.

  • 3b. Synthesize and express an individual view of the meaning and functions of visual art.
  • 4. Create or make in a variety of contexts in the arts area using the artistic foundations.
  • 4a. Create a single, complex artwork or multiple artworks to express ideas.

  • 4b. Revise artworks based on artistic intent and using multiple sources of critique and feedback.

  • 6. Respond to or critique a variety of creations or performances using the artistic foundations.
  • 6a. Analyze, interpret and evaluate works of visual art by applying self-selected criteria within the traditions of the art form.

  • 6b. Justify choices of self-selected criteria based on knowledge of how criteria affects criticism.

    • Additional Tie-ins

  • Shading techniques (hatch, cross hatch, smear)
  • Kneaded Eraser techniques
  • Proportion
  • Light, quick sketching skills
    • Students can bring in three objects that they would like to draw, set them up in a nice arrangement, and draw them as accurately as possible. The teacher demonstrates how to compose the drawing on the paper by lightly sketching the general shapes of the objects first. Next the shapes are refined and details added. Finally shading is demonstrated using cross hatching techniques.

    Evaluation:
    2 points -- Composition of objects and use of paper.
    3 points -- Accurate proportions
    3 points -- Variety of tones used in shading
    2 points -- Contrast (good black areas and good white areas)

    10 points total.

    Still Life Drawing below by Alexis V.


    Still Life Drawing below by Jayden G.

    Still Life Drawing below by Zach S.

    Still Life Drawing below by Eric W.