design skills to learn
study the renaissance masters’ work by creating an art gallery story ….
…..i was the most excited about the opportunities for this sketchbook page, but when it came down to designing it i really struggled because i found my drawings didn’t capture what i wanted the kids to see in leonardo da vinci’s amazing sketches …. that’s when this fun little children’s book without any words inspired me to design a gallery for the maters’ art…. this way our students can really examine renaissance art. we had a great time talking about things we knew about the masters for our stories and creating our gallery scene. I hope your families have a fun time with this!
MATERIALS: (SEE ART TOOLS IN MENU FOR DETAILS + LINKS)
- watercolor sketchbook or two pieces of watercolor paper
- watercolor paint pan
- print out renaissance images provided below
- scissors
- pencil
- glue stick
- 3M foam tape
step no.1
- see the video below to paint the walls and floor of your museum
step no.2
- print out the renaissance masters’ art …. see the attachment below
- cut out the art leaving space to draw your frames
- draw frames for art in pencil
STEP NO.3
- draw the people in your gallery on watercolor paper or heavy card-stock with pencil …. see the four tutorials below
step no.4
- cut out your museum people
- discuss your story and renaissance masters
- write and cut word bubbles (note: be mindful of word bubble sizes as we found they cover the art if they are too large.)
- lay it all out
- glue down art with glue stick, adhere people and word bubbles with 3M foam tape
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