Who Wants to be an Artist?

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Why are Artists important to study?

• Where do artists live?• Are they still living and what time period?• What types of art do they create?• What type of texture, shape, line process

did they use? • Did they use environment and nature

within their masterpiece?• What type of technique do they use to

begin their process?

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• For example; George Seurat is a French painter• He lived in Paris and was born in 1859, one hundred

forty-eight years ago. He died at the early age of 31• His style of painting included pointillism, using very

small dots painted close together without a mixing of color

• He included nature in his masterpieces• He sketched his drawing first before applying color• He enjoyed using primary colors; red, blue, and

yellow

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Be an Artist! Create Yourself!

• Using Kidpix draw a picture of something found in nature; sailboats, water, flowers, plants……………

• Using the paintbrush, drop dots of color to fill your drawing with color.

• Focus on using the primary colors, add detail using secondary colors

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