3 sessions; 40 minutes per session

1. SWBAT create a line drawing of an animal from a different country.
2. SWBAT create and utilize patterns in their compositions.
3. SWBAT add color to their work with bleeding art tissue paper.

1. Mixed media paper
2. Pencils/erasers
3. Sharpie markers
4. Bleeding Art Tissue Paper (I used Pacon Spectra)
5. Paintbrushes
6. Water

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1. Introduction
-Overview of animals from country/culture of study (we were learning about India this year)
-Talk about patterns from that culture
2. Students draw animals and patterns with pencil, no value, just lines and shapes
-Pattern can be applied in a border, in the body of the animal, or around the animal. Students choose or come up with their own solution.
3. Trace line drawings with sharpie
4. Choose tissue
-either precut squares or cut tissue to fit shape of animals
-colors can be applied in a random pattern or to match realistic colors of animal
5. Apply tissue to drawings
-wet paper with paintbrush, apply tissue, smooth down with brush
6. Remove tissue when dry

Did the student create a recognizable animal drawing?
Did the student effectively utilize pattern?

1. http://www.katiemorrisart.com/2014/11/art-tissue-india.html

Bleeding tissue was a huge hit with students and we got lots of compliments on artwork in the hallway. You can also apply the tissue with mod podge or watered down glue to keep the tissue attached, adding texture, and yielding a brighter color.

[K-4] Students use different media, techniques, and processes to communicate ideas, experiences, and stories

[K-4] Students use art materials and tools in a safe and responsible manner

[5-8] Students intentionally take advantage of the qualities and characteristics of art media, techniques, and processes to enhance communication of their experiences and ideas

[K-4] Students use visual structures and functions of art to communicate ideas

[K-4] Students select and use subject matter, symbols, and ideas to communicate meaning

[K-4] Students explore and understand prospective content for works of art

[5-8] Students use subjects, themes, and symbols that demonstrate knowledge of contexts, values, and aesthetics that communicate intended meaning in artworks

[K-4] Students know that the visual arts have both a history and specific relationships to various cultures

[K-4] Students demonstrate how history, culture, and the visual arts can influence each other in making and studying works of art

[K-4] Students identify connections between the visual arts and other disciplines in the curriculum

Shape, Rhythm/Pattern, Line, Color/Value

Mixed Media, Drawing

Multicultural Studies