What do you see Get out your folder and sketchbook In your sketchbook write 1 observation about this piece of art Get out your homework so I can check it Matisse Trained as a lawyer Became interested in art when her was 21 Experimented with a lot of styles and media underlying aim to discover "the essential character of things" and to produce an art "of balance, purity, and serenity paper cutouts became Matisse's favored exploratory medium Composition You control where your viewer looks! Diagonal lines Rule of thirds Break the frame the placement or arrangement of visual elements or ingredients in a work of art, as distinct from the subject of a work What are you going to do today Fill out the personal inventory sheet Create two unique sketches for your final idea Use several ideas from your personal inventory Use colored pencil to color the one you like the best Pay attention to the composition Rule of thirds, guide the viewers eyes, break the frame Make sure you have a background and foreground layer your ideas Creativity takes courage Henri Matisse Describe what this quote means and how it relates to what we talked about yesterday Get out your homework so I can check it Before you start - Start laying out your design Cut out your pieces Dont glue anything down just yet, make sure everything is where you want it to be before you glue them down You can use tape to temporarily hold pieces where you want them to be, if you need to Make sure you layer the elements Make sure you have your name and a few interests Glue down the pieces When youre happy with it, make it permanent! Use the bottled glue Make sure you dont go crazy! It will blob out EVERYWHERE! What is your favorite element of your design? Draw it in your sketchbook