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PABLO PICASSO
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THE ELEMENTS OF ART - Criteria A - Knowing and Understanding
1. We are going to watch a video on the elements of art. As you watch the video take notes in your book about each element.
2.. Use your phone or a camera to walk around the room and take pictures of the elements of art that you can see.
Paste the pictures in your book and explain why your picture shows a specific art element. Add any details about the specific element. For example. If it is shape is it organic or geometric? Title your page: The 7 Elements of Art
Look for examples of line, shape, color, value, form, texture, space.
- What are they?
- What are the main characteristics?
- What are the different types of each element?
2.. Use your phone or a camera to walk around the room and take pictures of the elements of art that you can see.
Paste the pictures in your book and explain why your picture shows a specific art element. Add any details about the specific element. For example. If it is shape is it organic or geometric? Title your page: The 7 Elements of Art
Look for examples of line, shape, color, value, form, texture, space.
3. New Page: Title: Art Vocabulary Words: . Look at the color wheel here to figure out what these terms mean. Do not look them up in google. WRITE THE DEFINITION AND DRAW A SMALL SKETCH TO SHOW YOUR UNDERSTANDING
- Monochromatic Colors
- Complementary Colors
- Tertiary colors
- Primary Colors/ Secondary colors
- Negative space/positive space
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Connecting the Elements of Art with Cubism: Formative
Here is a great video that will help us review the important ideas behind cubism. Look at the video and take notes as you are writing about the important elements of cubism. On the worksheets, fill out the pages based on your knowledge and understanding of cubism. Page 1: Name 5 cubist elements in the Picasso "Weeping Woman" portrait. Describe each one Page 2:Choose one of the pictures of weeping women and paste it next to the Picasso painting. Using the elements of art, find the differences in the portraits. Page 3: Using the elements of art, Find the similarities in the portraits. |
Task 3: Understandng Cubist Elements Paste this Picasso Image into your book in the middle of the page Title your Page: Understanding the Elements of Cubism
Voila! You have created your first Picasso portrait using the Elements of Art |
Showing your Learning about Cubism

Criteria B - Drawing Cubist Portraits:
1.Divide your paper in your notebook into quarters. Looking at images of Cubist Portraits, draw 4 original portraits inspired by Cubism. Do not copy Picasso. Use his work as inspiration. See the images below. Use a 4B pencil for drawing.
Each image that you draw should have:
• Multiple points of View of the face - at LEAST 2 •Different shaped heads - In every drawing the head shape should be different •Eyes of different sizes and shapes •Geometric and organic shapes - all of your shapes should be closed •Strong use of dark line to outline the shapes •Short and long lines to break up and flatten the space •Different styles of hair |
2.On a full page of your book, draw your favorite portrait and color it in the cubist style. Flat, bright colors
3. Criteria D:
Write a paragraph about your colored drawing. What worked? What didn't? Did you make changes? How is your portrait like a Picasso portrati? What elements of Cubism did you use? What elements of art did you use?
3. Criteria D:
Write a paragraph about your colored drawing. What worked? What didn't? Did you make changes? How is your portrait like a Picasso portrati? What elements of Cubism did you use? What elements of art did you use?

Criteria A - Knowing and Understanding
Open this Slide show in Google Drive:
https://docs.google.com/a/nist.ac.th/presentation/d/1t2w0qxy90W721IZWUsFEaeTsK2TfBvuD3vkPxMNZw1U/edit?usp=sharing
Copy and Paste it into the folder that I have made for you and shared with you.
paste your copy into this folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B-SwFN7d9EAsSU5oei1MNDFWa0E?usp=sharing
Change the title to this Name___________ 8.1
Complete each of the pages on the document. Use your notes, and the Google Slide Presentations can also help you when you are researching.
TASK 4 : Summative Criteria B:
Creating a cubist bas-relief sculpture out of clay
We will use the pictures that you drew in class to create sculptures out of clay that might look like this. We will be cutting out clay and layering it to make cubist portraits.
Creating a cubist bas-relief sculpture out of clay
We will use the pictures that you drew in class to create sculptures out of clay that might look like this. We will be cutting out clay and layering it to make cubist portraits.
HOW TO MAKE A LAYERED CUBIST PORTRAIT OUT OF PAPER
Synthetic Cubism: Criteria C: Summative
Cubist Collage
LOOK AT THESE IMAGES OF CUBIST STILL LIFES.
IN WHAT WAY ARE THEY CUBIST?
From looking at the first image, what do you think Synthetic Cubism might be?
Click here to learn more about Synthetic Cubism
Student Examples
Creating Your Synthetic Cubism Still Life
- Make a background of large geometric spaces. Cut out the background shapes from colored paper. Paste them onto your big paper. Leave a black border around the edge
- Choose 3 - 4 objects off the cart. They should be different sizes.
- Cut out each object without drawing it first. Add different shapes for shading and decoration
- In your book make 4 pencil sketches of what your collage might look like. Think about unity and variety in your composition
- When you find a sketch that you like, start arranging your collage.
- When you like it, glue it to your paper.
- SIMPLE SHAPES - OBJECTS ARE BROKEN UP INTO SMALLER SHAPES
- NO SHADING
- DIAGONAL LINES
- BACKGROUND HAS GEOMETRIC AND ORGANIC SHAPES
- COMPLEMENTARY COLORS - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY COLORS
Task 4: Making a cubist portrait and painting it in complementary monochromatic colors:
1. Making a monochromatic color chart.
Vocabulary:
- monochromatic colors
- complementary colors
- Primary colors
- Secondary colors
In pencil, draw a chart that has 6 squares across and 6 squares down. Make each square 3cm large.
Using only primary colors, paint in each square in 5 different tones. See the examples below.
2. Painting a self portrait or stilll life in monochromatic complementary colors