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Possible answers: straight, zigzag, dashed, parallel, perpendicular, angled, criss-cross
Give an example of a geometric line
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Possible answers, flowers, ducks, students, backpack, scissors
Name an object in this room that has an organic shape
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The surface you are drawing on
When doing a blind contour line drawing, what can you NOT look at?
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Class decision!
Draw and label an organic shape and a geometric shape
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Possible answers: Kandinsky, Klee, Mondrian, Picasso, Da Vinci, Van Gogh
Name two famous artists
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Geometric and organic
What are the two types of line?
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Possible answers: table top, door, window, chalkboard (rectangles), clock, door knob (circle)
Name an object in this room that is a geometric shape, and give the name of its shape
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Anywhere between 10-120 seconds (usually 30-90)
Give a time range for how long you would typically work on a gestural contour drawing for?
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Drawing should have outline only
One minute to draw a cabinet using simple contour lines
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To show data or information (mandalas), it is therapeutic (mandalas),
What is one reason to make art, other than just for fun or for work/school? Hint: think about mandalas
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Geometric lines are straight, like lines you would see in man made objects. Organic lines are more curvy and free flowing, like lines you would see in nature.
How do you know the difference between a geometric and an organic line
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Shapes are made up of lines that ENCLOSE A SPACE
How is shape related to line?
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Object is a roll of paper towels, line would travel along the curve (horizontally)
Show where the cross contour lines would be on this object
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Drawing should have many lines that were made using big motions
One minute to draw vase of flowers using gestural contour lines
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They use basic shapes to sketch characters. Most characters start with circles, they gradually add more basic shapes, and finally refine these shapes (make them organic) to create unique and distinct characters
Describe how Disney uses basic shapes
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Dark area could be thicker lines, or several lines placed closer together. Light area could be thinner lines, or several lines that are placed farther apart.
How would you use line differently between a light and a dark area?
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Paul Klee
Who is the artist that used basic, geometric shapes to depict a realistic looking picture? Hint: it was a picture of a castle/building
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They add volume and dimension to a line drawing. Acceptable for 1/2 points: they add value and shading
What do cross contour lines do?
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Don't pick up pencil, look for any breaks in the line
One minute to draw the colored pencil banner using continuous line contour
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Piet Mondrian
Who is the abstract shape artist that mostly uses squares/rectangles, bold lines and big blocks of color?
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The lines will become more faint, lighter, and move upwards on the page.
How do lines change in a picture as they get farther away?
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Synesthesia
What is the name of the condition Wassily Kandinsky had that allowed him to "see sounds" or "hear colors"
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Gestural, continuous line, blind, and cross
Besides simple, name the four types of contour line
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Centric design with repeating lines, shapes, and/or patterns
One minute to draw a mandala
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Buddhist monks
What group of people made huge mandalas using sand as a form of meditation/prayer?
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