Cardboard Animals inspired by Clare Youngs
Clare Youngs is a working contemporary illustrator and artist. Her work is colorful and full of personality. In this lesson, students will create a cardboard animal sculpture, assemble and paint the animal using a warm or cool color scheme, and utilize rhythm, pattern, and shapes to paint the animal.
Fine Arts Goals/Objectives:
Students will be able to plan a 3D sculpture 2 dimensionally
Students will be able to take a 2D sketch and create a 3D sculpture
Students will be able to select a color scheme based on the look of their animal
Students will be able to create patterns with tempera paint
Nat’l Core Arts Standards:
VA:Cr1.2.2a - Make art or design with various materials and tools to explore personal interests, questions, and curiosity.
VA:Cr2.2.2a - Demonstrate safe procedures for using and cleaning art tools, equipment, and studio spaces.
VA:Pr6.1.2a - Analyze how art exhibited inside and outside of schools (such as in museums, galleries, virtual spaces, and other venues) contributes to communities.
VA:Re8.1.2a - Interpret art by identifying the mood suggested by a work of art and describing relevant subject matter and characteristics of form.
Vocabulary Acquisition:
Sculpture
Assemblage
Pattern
Movement
Rhythm
Tint
Shade
Artmaking Materials Needed:
DAY ONE
Thin Cardboard
Hot Glue
Sketching Paper
Pencils
Scissors
Simple shape templates – need a few triangles, some circles, some squares/rectangles, some ovals
Trays for student work
White Paint
DAY TWO
Tempera Paint
Palettes (13)
Brushes
Water Cups
Assembled Sculptures
Contemporary/Historical/Multicultural/Popular/Literature Art exemplars:
Clare Young
To be COMPLETELY honest with you, this project surprised me!! Although the kids had minimal trouble cutting the cardboard (make sure you use the thin cereal box kind, not corrugated!), they totally nailed the rest. They really really loved choosing their favorite animal, and they were all so creative with it!! Most kids chose a different animal than their peers, which was really great. Some did the same, and they all took it in a little bit of a different direction!! They really really enjoyed the painting portion of this project, as expected, but they also did a really great job using pattern and shapes to paint rather than just solid colors! I would also say that my Kinders surprised me, and did a FANTASTIC job with this whole project!! Definitely will be doing this one again!