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Miro Fantasy Skyscapes

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Large Shape Star Shape Line Things that Fly Just for Fun

Roll the dice and pick a large shape to add to your paper. Draw it BIG.

Add 3 horizontal and 3 vertical lines intersecting the large shape.

Add 1-5 of each of the shapes you land on in the next 5 rolls.

Add 4-6 more shapes that you wish you had rolled.

Joan Miro lived from 1893-1983.

He was a Surrealist painter. He tried not to think too much about

what the picture would look like, instead, let emotions and imagination take over.

Follow the directions below to create your own surrealistic skyscape.

Roll & Draw

Includes Labels & Rubrics

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Roll & Draw SheetsWhy use Roll & Draw Sheets?I like the concept of the roll and draw sheets, because it challenges students to try a drawing in an unexpected way. The element of surprise and challenge can motivate reluctant drawers to give it a try, just to see what the outcome will look like.

What kind of Dice?I highly recommend the use of foam dice. They are silent, for one thing, and the students really like them. The only downside, is that I have to remind them not to poke the dice with their pencils. Another alternative is “eraser dice”.

Dice can be found on Amazon’s website.

Setting up the Room:I try to have a set of 1 dice and 1 sheet for every 1- 2 students. For example, my tables hold 4-6 students, so I put 3 dice and 3 drawing sheets at each table. This just saves on copies and buying dice. Most students actually like sharing the set, so they can watch what the other person rolls, and they can also share what they got. I remind them in the beginning, that even though they are sharing the dice, they each get to make their own rolls, so their drawings should not look the same.

Ways to use the Roll and Draw Sheets made by Expressive Monkey:Some teachers use them at an art center, for students to choose from during center time, or if they finish early on their regular art lesson.

Some of the roll and draw sheets are designed to make some kind of animal or character. With this kind of sheet, students could make several animals or characters to be included in their drawing. Or students could make 2-3 drawings in their sketchbooks and pick the one they like best to be the main character in their drawing.

Some roll and draw sheets are designed to set up an entire work of art. For this type of dice drawing sheet, you can decide what media you would like your students to use. It could be a quick one day picture with dry media (maybe done with a sub). Or paint and mixed media could eventually be used to give it a more finished look.

I hope your students will enjoy using the roll and draw sheets!

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Miro Skyscapes

1Step ONE * Getting to Know Joan Miro

Joan Miro lived from 1893-1983. He was a Surrealist painter. This means he tried not to think too much about what the picture would look like, instead, let emotions and imagination take over. The Tate has a great 15 min. video about Joan Miro: http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/miro

Page 1Instructions

Supplies Needed:Copies of Roll & Draw page.

Also: Sharpie markersCrayons

Oil PastelsWatercolors

Using this roll and draw sheet, students will create a surrealistic skyscape in the

style of Joan Miro.

Vocab Words

Fantasy - Not real. Living in one’s imagination.

Skyscape - art that features the sky as the subject.

Surealism - an art movement that expressed dream-like images that are non-rational.

2 Step TWO * Definitions

Explain that students will get a chance to try a fantasy skyscape. Ask students to speculate how a skyscape is dif ferent from a landscape. Also, if they were to relate the word fantasy to literature, would it be fiction or non-fiction?

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3 Step THREE * Sketchbook Drawing

Show students the Roll & Draw sheet and explain how they will be using it.

Follow the instructions on the Miro Skyscapes page:• Roll the dice and pick a large shape to add to your paper. Draw it BIG.• Add 3 horizontal and 3 vertical lines intersecting the large shape.• Add 1-5 of each of the shapes you land on in the next 5 rolls.• Add 4-6 more shapes that you wish you had rolled.

Have students try a couple drawings in their sketchbooks before deciding on a drawing to enlarge into a finished work of art.

Ask students to think about how they are using the Elements of Art and Principles of design. For example:• How are they keeping balance in the composition?• Where do they have repetition?• Where have they created a texture?

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4Step FOUR * Drawing & Texture Rubbing

Redraw the sketchbook drawing on a larger piece of paper.

Using crayons, make a texture rubbing right over the drawing.

Go over the drawing with a black sharpie marker.

5Step FIVE * Oil Pastel

Fill in some of the shapes with oil pastels. Color heavy so that the oil pastel will resist the watercolors in the next step.

6Step SIX * Watercolor

Go over the entire paper with a watery layer of watercolors to create a watercolor resist.

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Here are some 3rd grade examples.

Keep in mind that you could finish the drawing using a variety of media and techniques. The examples and instructions are just one way to do this project.

I like to have students fill out a label and finish marking the rubric when they are finished with a project. The label goes under the artwork, once they’ve glued their art to a piece of colored

paper. The rubric gets glued on the back after they’ve finished everything else.

Note: Students don’t have to wait until the end to mark the rubric. I think it’s more effective to have student mark the rubric throughout the lessons so that there are plenty of opportunities for

them to revise. The following pages are 3 examples of labels and rubric that you could use for this lesson.

Name & Class

What is the title of your fantasy skyscape?

Name & Class

What is the title of your fantasy skyscape?

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Miro Fantasy Skyscapeby

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Describe how you used an Element of Art to make your art better.

Describe how you used an Element of Art to make your art better.

Describe how you used a Principle of Design to make your art better.

Describe how you used a Principle of Design to make your art better.

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1st Roll 2nd Roll 3rd Roll 4th Roll 6th Roll5th RollLarge Shape Star Shape Line Things that Fly Just for Fun

Roll the dice and pick a large shape to add to your paper. Draw it BIG. Add 3 horizontal and 3 vertical lines intersecting the large shape. Add 1-5 of each of the shapes you land on in the next 5 rolls. Add 4-6 more shapes that you wish you had rolled.

Joan Miro lived from 1893-1983.He was a Surrealist painter. He tried not to think too much about

what the picture would look like, instead, let emotions and imagination take over. Follow the directions below to create your own surrealistic skyscape.

© Expressive Monkey 2015

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