Charcoal: New media unit.
Prior Knowledge covered: Contour Lines, Implied Contour lines(shadow shapes), value(darks, lights, grays, shading), texture, space. Working on a toned paper or canvas(white on toned paper)
1. Cooperative Charcoal exercise.
-Roll out 20 to 40 feet butcher paper(white or brown) on the floor. Arrange students around the paper with a piece of charcoal. Provide 7-10 cues for creative applications for the charcoal with pencil and compressed charcoal. Make sure students move clockwise 3-4 spaces at least twice to gather other student use of charcoal.
2. Value Scale on toned piece of paper
3. Self portrait with Charcoal: Students will create a self portrait drawing all linear(contour and shadow shapes(implied contours)) information. Using white charcoal first, they will work in a "backwards" fashion by applying light values rather than dark.
Rubric
a. Student will be able to render self portrait as lines
expert-student draws every contour.
proficient-student draws most contour lines
improvement needed-student attempts line, but focuses on symbol.
b. Student will apply the value scale.
Expert-Student matches every value in the value scale with the photo.
Proficient-Student matches some values.
Improvement needed-Student matches black and/or white only. Does not attempt greys.
4. Class Critique. All students hang work in class. Spend 5 minutes looking at the work of others.
Questions for class discussion
-What are good things about Charcoal?
-What are bad things about Charcoal?
-How was the charcoal utilized in differing manners?
-What are some creative applications that you can see yourself using charcoal for?
5. Cooperative Icon Portrait. Students will end the unit with a cooperative grid of an icon from popular culture or history.
