Gallery Time

Landscapes

Elements of Artwork

Texture

Alfalfa Fields – Saint DenisGeorges Seurat

(1859 – 1891)

Texture is the physical or visual “feel” of paint and brushwork on

canvas.

Pattern is a repetition of a design.

Pattern

Primary Colors

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Art

What is a landscape?

Alfalfa Fields – Saint DenisGeorges Seurat(1859 – 1891)

It is a picture showing natural scenery.

Mt. Fuji - Mishima PassKatsushika Hokusai

(1760-1849)

What is a style?

Alfalfa Fields – Saint DenisGeorges Seurat(1859 – 1891)

It is a way in which an artist shows his/her ideas.

Mt. Fuji – Mishima PassKatsushika Hokusai

(1760-1849)

What is pointillism?

Alfalfa Fields – Saint DenisGeorges Seurat(1859 – 1891)

It is a style in which dots or points of pure colors are used to make patterns

to create an image.

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StepByStep

Materials:• Paper• Pencil• Paints• Pattern Tools

Step 1: Sketching a horizon

• With a pencil draw a horizontal line across the middle of your paper.

Step 2: Painting Patterns • With a small

sponge and the primary color blue, paint the pattern of dots covering the lower half of your paper.

• Using the same sponge, cover the same part of your paper with a pattern of dots in the primary color yellow.• What color did you just create?

• Use a rubber ring to paint the top part of your paper blue.

• Use the same ring, and paint white clouds on the same part of your paper.

Step 3: Adding details

• Add some flowers to your landscape. Dip a Q-tip in different paints and stamp dots on your paper.

• Next, use another Q-tip and some brown paint to create tree trunks and branches.

• Use the rubber ring, or a Q-tip, and add colorful leaves to your trees.• Your landscape is done.