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Objective(s)
- Students will create a pice of abstract art using a paint
computer software program, being aware of mood and the psychology
color. Students will use various art tools on the paint computer
software program.
- Students will navigate successfully to find and organize
their files
- Students will use Internet website bookmarks of sites that
give information about the history of color.
Summary
At the Center
for Effective Learning in Virginia Beach, Virginia, students
use paint computer software to create abstract art, which incorporates
particular mood and psychology through the use of color.
National Standards
Check your own state and districts standards.
Technology and/or Materials Needed
- Computers with Internet access
- ClarisWorks, Photoshop or any computer paint program
- LCD projector
- Digital Camera or scanner
Implementation Time Frame
Two - three class periods
Activities
- Warm-up activity: Write 20-30 verbs and nouns on strips of
paper and put them into a basket. 2. Have students pick out one
verb and one noun and put them together.("Running Pencil"
or "Screaming Fish") to create a drawing on the computer.
- Take a picture of each student using a digital camera or
scan pictures of each student. (Load each student's picture onto
separate disks).
- Discuss the basic elements of art, focusing on abstract art.
- Then, through using the following websites displayed on the
LCD projector, discuss the history of color.
A Palette of Colorful Expression
This site explores the history and meaning behind eight
basic colors. http://www.insteam.com/LauraFunderburk/mycolor.htm
Color Quiz
Take a 5-minute quiz about color and your personality.
http://www.colorquiz.com/
How Stressed Are You?
Take a color test to find out your stress level. http://www.fibervision.com/perdev/colortest/colortest.html
Three Minute Peronality Quiz
This color personality quiz takes a bit of different take
then the others, maybe because it's from Australia. Discover
more who you are. http://www.boxplanet.com/self/colour/index.htm
Artsonia - Archive For Student's Art Work
Click on "Showcase Your Own Art Project". To
see students work from CEL scroll down to "Center for Effective
Learning." http://www.artsonia.com/projects/
Assessment
To create an assessment rubric, check out Rubistar (http://rubistar.4teachers.org/) and select
"Multimedia Project". (Rubistar is a site that enables
you to make quick and easy rubrics with pre-set criteria). You
can then select the criteria and edit criteria that best servies
your students' needs and abilities.
Resources and Links
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