Drawing: Ideas for Artwork

You can make art!

You can make artwork about things you have seen and remember.

“Carpet shops – Fez Souks – Morocco” by fotopamas is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

 

An artist saw this carpet shop with strange colors and shapes.

The photograph is their artwork.

Think about the things you have seen so far today.

Would they be a good idea for a new artwork?

1st Sculpture. Michael Bolus. 1969. Fair Use. WikiArt.org

 

A sculptor created this artwork.

THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO GET IDEAS FOR YOUR ARTWORK.

You can use your own imagination to make art.

SOME ARTISTS STUDY NATURE.

 

“Nature bird” by @Doug88888 is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

Does this photograph give you an idea?

An artist painted this picture of donuts.

How do you think the artist planned out his design?

Think of your own original idea for a picture.

Original ideas are different from other people’s ideas.

What original idea will you draw?

How can you plan a picture to be different from everyone else’s drawing?

 

Logan – 3rd Grade

Project 1: Drawing Ideas for Artwork

What you need:

  • paper

  • pencil

  • eraser

  • crayons

  • color pencils

whatdo ido

1. create an original drawing.

It can show an imaginary place, person, thing or event.

It could be something very special that you have never seen or done.

Make sure your idea is original!

2. Think of an imaginary scene- a freak accident sends you on a trip through the internet, a ride in a solar-power plane, or waking up in a fairytale forest, etc.

3. SKETCH OUT YOUR IDEA ON PAPER OR IPAD.

4. Use the whole page. Use many colors.

5. WHEN YOU ARE DONE UPLOAD YOUR IMAGE TO Artsonia.

Emma – 3rd Grade

 

Extensions

Language Arts: Write a story to go with the picture you have drawn.

Use adjectives to describe some of the elements of art

line, shape, form, space, value, color, texture

-that go with your picture and story.

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