7th Grade

Cool Snow Flakescolor - shape

Objectives: Learn Focus on.

Materialsmanilla sketch paper 9x12 cut down to 9x9

you will need about 4 per student (2 for practice 2 for final)pencilseraserswhite drawing paper - 9x12white oil pastel (with clean tip)tissue paper in cool colors (blues, greens, purple)paint brushwater

spray bottles if you have them

Class Periods -

Make sure the students put their name and date on every project!

Procedure for Day 1print this to teach by

Talk about the different shapes of snow flakes. How no two are the same.

You are going to create two paper snowflake cut outs - each design should be different.

Demonstrate for the class the steps to folding the paper and cutting out the shapes properly.

Cutting out the paper snowflake

Using the 9x9 manilla paper, practice cutting out several paper snow flakes. For the final, they

will need one large and one smaller snow flake.

Transfer the cut outs

Lay down your two finalized cut outs on the 9x12 white paper

cropping off two sides of each snowflake (see examples) hold them carefully in place while you

trace around the entire cut out - lift as you go to make sure you get it all traced

Fill in the snowflake drawing

Using a (clean) white oil pastel, fill in the snowflake drawing

Be careful not to fill in the areas you cut out

This oil pastel will resist the color that will be applied later.

*****Where ever the WHITE is - the color WILL NOT be.

Make sure they press firmly enough to get a solid coverage of pastel.

When they are done and there is still time left in the class, have them tear pieces of the different

cool colors of tissue paper (not too small about the size of your palm).

You need enough pieces to cover your 9x12 paper.

Procedure for Day 2

Painting with tissue paper

Make sure you have enough tissue paper ripped up for each student to completely cover their

paper - they will be overlapping the tissue.

Discuss the cool colors that make you think of winter.

Demonstrate the process of wetting the drawing paper and attaching the colored tissue paper.

Attach the pieces of tissue by first wetting the drawing paper (not the tissue paper) section by

section and laying the tissue paper pieces on those wet areas. Overlapping as you go. This will

create mixed colors!

DO NOT put two of the same color pieces next to each other. It be too much of one color in

one area.

The tissue paper must be wet enough to bleed onto the white paper.

You may want to brush a little water on top of the tissue after laying down or use a spray bottle to

lightly mist over it - to ensure the bleed.

Let the artwork dry a little - not completely (about 15 mins.) When it's still a bit moist, pull off all the

pieces of tissue paper. Put on the drying rack.

When the work is completely dry, you may want press it flat by laying it under a heavy book.

Scratch off the white oil pastel. This will reveal more of the white paper to show the detail of your

snowflakes. It may also clear up any messy marks.

When making additional cuts for the snowflakes, the point E forms the 6 points of the snowflake and the point D forms the center of the snowflake.

If you choose to cut off D, a hole will be in the center.

If you choose to cut off E, the tips will have more points!

Make cuts leaving a 'path' from E to D. Then open to reveal snowflake.

When making additional cuts for the snowflakes, the point E forms the 6 points of the snowflake and the point D forms the center of the snowflake.

If you choose to cut off D, a hole will be in the center.

If you choose to cut off E, the tips will have more points!

Make cuts leaving a 'path' from E to D. Then open to reveal snowflake.

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1 - Fold paper in halfFold in half diagonally to make a triangle.

2 - Fold into another triangleFold in half so the pointy corners meet.

3 - Fold into thirds

4 - Fold and make adjustments

Fold into the shape shown. You may need to adjust

these folds to get the sides to match up - don’t crease

the paper until the folds are just right.

5 - Cut across bottomso it is straight

7 - Unfold paper gently

6 - Cut lines into triangleCut with variations of straight and curvy lines.

Experiment with different sizes and shapes of cutouts.

vocabulary

wet on wet watercolor - wet watercolor paint is laid on wet paper, the colors flow, blending into one another in beautiful, unexpected ways.silhouette - an outline filled with a solid colorThe word "silhouette" derives from the name of Étienne de Silhouette, a French finance minister who, in 1759, was forced by France's credit crisis during the Seven Years War to impose severe economic demands upon the French people, particularly the wealthy.[4] Because of de Silhouette's austere economies, his name became synonymous with anything done or made cheaply and so with these outline portraits. [5][6] Prior to the advent of photography, silhouette profiles cut from black card were the cheapest way of recording a person's appearance.