Young Artists Explore: Fantasy Landscape! Creating Space Through Collage
We'll look at a picture book, photos & art to explore how artists use perspective to create the illusion of space. Then we'll create our own simple imaginary landscape collages that show foreground, middleground and background!
Stephanie Krause: The Art Playspace
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5.0
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What's included
1 live meeting
40 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
In this single-session class, we will explore an important building block of art, perspective, very simply! We'll start by reading the fun picture book Shrinking Mouse by Pat Hutchins - although it's a book created for a very young audience, it covers this topic in a creative and humorous way. After that, we'll look at some photos and works of art by other artists for a further discussion of how the illusion of aerial/atmospheric perspective works. We'll finish up by using paper in related colors to create simple collages of an imaginary landscape, which will show foreground, middleground, and background to create a sense of space on our papers! Please see the supply list below and make sure you have the items on hand prior to the class start. Please note: although siblings are welcome to share computers, all learners attending the class need to be enrolled.
Other Details
Supply List
Learners will need: -Colored construction paper in at least 4 related colors - we'll use one sheet as a background color and glue on top of that. What do I mean by "related" colors? See the photo in the class listing, which uses shades of blue & green - if you can curate the color choice, it can lead to a more visually satisfying result. For example, you might choose within color families (cool colors: blues greens purples; warm colors: reds oranges yellows). Doing so, you'll get a much more cohesive result than if you choose 4 random colors. THAT SAID: I know not all colored paper packs offer tremendous variety, so no worries. Just try to pick colors that seem the most visually cohesive. -A glue stick (please make sure it's not dried out!) -Scrap paper to glue on (not newspaper - the newsprint rubs off) - eg glossy newspaper circulars or junk mail or the back of old handouts you don't need anymore -Scissors (optional - we will start by tearing paper; some students may choose to use scissors instead if they want to get more detail) -Pencil (optional - I suggest working without one, but some students may choose to use one for more detail)
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined July, 2018
5.0
391reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate in Music/Theater/Arts
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Live One-Time Class
$12
per classMeets once
40 min
Completed by 8 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-8
3-7 learners per class
