Lesson Plan - Pastel Glue Picture

Pastel Glue Picture 

Lesson Plan Theme - Outer space 

Art 141 Art for Elementary Teachers 

Instructor Kelly Parker 

10 pts 

Grade Level - Grades 3 through 6 

Time Required - Up to 2 class periods (45 - 60 minutes a period).

Students love this process. A process is a unique way of producing a visual image that is not just drawing or painting directly on paper. This project involves drawing an image using school glue, then using pastel to apply color. The resulting compositions form interesting textures and use of color. 

 Lesson Objectives -To develop and promote an awareness of a nontraditional art process. 

Vocabulary – pastels, texture, stained glass, mixed media, planet names, artist Rouault 

Materials – Black construction paper, Elmer’s glue, pencil, pastels, white chalk Examples – Georges Rouault posters, stained glass posters, previous student work, 

History - Georges Rouault, an artist who lived and worked in France about 100 years ago. Rouault grew up in Paris. George learned to love the shapes and colors and forms that artists created, and he wanted to be an artist himself. When he was a teenager, Rouault got a job as an apprentice for a stained glass studio. He learned all the skills of making colored glass, cutting shapes, and putting them together to make intricate stained glass windows. When he was a young man, he left the stained glass business and went to art school. His art is best known for its rich colors and heavy black outlines. Rouault liked to use really thick layers of paint. (the history of stained glass could also be used) 

Procedure - Sketch your image of outer space on black paper using white chalk. Remember to keep the design simple, with no small or tiny details. You will create at least 2 planets, 1 ship or rocket, and a design of your choice in the background. Trace over the chalk lines with school glue using a squeeze bottle type dispenser. Put the image in a safe place to dry (usually for 24 hours). After the guidelines are dry, fill in the areas formed by the glue lines with pastel. Use the side of the pastel so that the glue lines will leave black areas around each color. Colors can be over-drawn with other colors for texture effects or value gradations. 

Extensions – stained glass project, pastel use, blending colors, science lesson on the planets 

Assessment - The glue lines of each project should stand up above the surface of the paper so that the colors do not completely fill in the areas that they define. Colors should be bright and varied. Determine if the students attempted to do more than the minimum requirements. 

Closure – have students show pictures to the rest of the class, clean up