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Elements are Elementary, My Dear Art Specialist Presented at ational Art Education Convention March 6, 2005 Bob Reeker incoln Public Schools, Lincoln, NE Email: [email protected] tp://artweb.lps.org/art/

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Elements are Elementary,

My Dear Art Specialist

Presented at National Art Education Convention

March 6, 2005Bob Reeker

Lincoln Public Schools, Lincoln, NEEmail: [email protected]

http://artweb.lps.org/art/

Lincoln, Nebraskalocated in the southest corner of the statestate capitol of Nebraska225,000+ populationUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln located in Lincoln

Lincoln Public Schools31,000+ students5,000+ staff52 buildings (36 elementary, 10 m.s., 6 h.s.)Art specialists in all schools except 9 elementaries

Lincoln Public Schools

7 Core Abilities1.The Creative Process2.Connect with art3.Express ideas through art4.Know language of art5.Create art6.Live with art7.Talk about art

ColorColorLineBalanceBalanceRepetitionShapeART

Lincoln Public Schools focuses on 7Elements of Design (taken from “CrystalProduction” posters)…LET’S EXPLORE THESE…

7 Elements of Design

7 Elements of Design

7 Elements of Design

7 Elements of Design

7 Elements of Design

7 Elements of Design

7 Elements of Design

Daily Art “Think About”

Color is anElement (tool)

of Design

The three primary colors can not be made by mixing any other colors together.

Red, Blue, and Yellow

Place the colors equally on the color wheel.

Primary colors make all of the other colors on the color wheel

Secondary Colors :

Violet, Orange, and Green

Secondary colors are mixed by combining two primary colors together.

Place the colors equally on the color wheel.

Warm colors

Cool colors.

Neutral colors:

Black, White, Gray, and Brown

Neutral colors:

Black, White, Gray, and Brown

Black can be mixed by combining all the colors.

Neutral colors:

Black, White, Gray, and Brown

Brown is mixed by combining two compliments.

+ =

Neutral Colors

White + Black = Gray

A tint is madeby mixing whiteto any color.

A shade is madeby mixing blackwith any color.

The year starts with Color for Kindergarten…1.White Rabbit’s Color Bookand a color sheet.

Next…2. Color mixing using temperapaints with food color mixingon overhead…

Finally…3. Oil pastels added to colormixing with color paddledemonstration on overhead.

Be sure to have a colorwheel on your wall!

Daily Art “Think About”

Value is anElement

(tool)of Design

In art, value refers to:1.light and dark 2.how much you respect a person3. the worth of money

Values are shown on agray scale or value scale.

Value is also used in color.

What happens on thegray scale if white is

on one end and red is on the other?

This is what happens on the gray scale when

white ison one end and red is

on the other.

We also use 7Principles of DesignFrom Crystal.

Use of a sketchpad, grades 3-5 for direct teaching

Planning to Teach the Elements of Design

Labels on Elements and Principles Posters

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment

blue = line

yellow = color

red = value

Assessment

Time for Questions, Answers, and

Sharing…Thank you for coming

today. I hope youenjoyed the presentation.Contact: [email protected]

http://artweb.lps.org/art/