Value & Depth of Space - Grant Wood
Thank you to Mrs. Knight for a great tutorial on this colorful fall project. The third graders had fun and the final piece is totally frame worthy. I've listed some basic notes about the information I shared with my kiddos and most importantly plenty of photos....
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We’re going to learn tricks to creating the illusion of depth of space
Play 4 minute video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=Ompo4xG6m8g
Value: Element of art associated with the darkness or lightness of a color
The following is an example of a piece of artwork that shows different values of one color that help give the illusion of space:
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e3/e6/06/e3e60657a5053db42884918420b41b3a.jpg
Spotlight Artist:
Grant Wood
Born in 1891 in Iowa
His painting American Gothic is one of America’s most famous paintings.
American Gothic:
landscape paintings:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Nearsundown_wood.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HEc9lLBM8YU/UCtpUJHvSOI/AAAAAAAAknQ/C8iS0-Yy8v0/s640/Grant+Wood++(3).png
http://artofthejets.weebly.com/uploads/1/0/1/4/10148402/7009937_orig.jpg