Primary Lesson 5: Texture
How do we SEE and TOUCH texture?
What You'll Learn in This Lesson
It’s easy to touch a surface and feel ACTUAL TEXTURE. When texture is created in an image on a flat page, or in an artwork, we can’t actually TOUCH or FEEL the texture on a smooth surface, However, we can still SEE it! VISUAL TEXTURE is created by patterns of repeated lines, shapes, or colors.
SEE TEXTURE IN ART AND NATURE
Discover the landscape of TEXTURE, LINE, COLOR, SPACE, and SHAPE and the principles of pattern, repetition, and movement. Students create a landscape that expresses mood or feeling. It can be calm or turbulent, like the artwork of Vincent van Gogh. They can also create the design as a cut-and- paste textured collage of paper or fabric.
Experience TEXTURE and discover other art elements in this lesson with a 10-minute video and easy-to-follow projects.
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- TEXTURE LANDSCAPE: Explore the art elements of TEXTURE, LINE, COLOR, and SPACE, SHAPE and the principles of pattern, repetition, and movement. Students create a landscape that expresses mood or feeling. It can be calm, or turbulent--like the thick painted texture of paintings by Vincent van Gogh. They can also create the design as a cut-and- paste textured collage of torn paper or fabric.
- TEXTURE RUBBINGS: Discover the art elements of TEXTURE, LINE, COLOR, SPACE AND SHAPE. Students choose items with interesting textures that are both natural and man-made. Close observation is the key. They “feel” vibrations in the rubbing process, as they rub to reveal the image with crayons or chalk. This transfers the duplicated “rubbed” image to a sheet of paper. Included in this lesson: Art-integrated activities that are associated with photography.
- TEXTURE PRINTS: Explore the art elements of TEXTURE, LINE, COLOR, SPACE and SHAPE. The project draws attention to the intricacies of natural and man-made textures and expands into An easy PRINTMAKING art experience, new to many students. Simple directions in the lesson plan. Students may create a monoprint (only one image) or many.
- SWIMMY by Leo Leoni: "Fish Schools" - Reading and Science Mural
- TEXTURES THE CLOWN: Discover the art elements of TEXTURE, LINE, COLOR, SPACE and SHAPE. Clowns and the circus are popular subjects with children, who are inspired by the exciting and colorful sights and sounds. Students work with fabrics of different textures, and also items that have a variety of both rough and smooth textures.
BOOK ART PROJECTS:
- Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett | Project: Food and Weather Pattern Designs
- A Letter to Amy by Ezra Jack Keats | The Stormy Day, Illustrated Literature & Writing Activity
BONUS PICTURE BOOK PROJECT:
- SMOKEY NIGHT, by Eve Bunting | Project: “Tell a Story with Textures”. Artsense Read and Write Activity:
Students may write an imaginary or a true story. They choose items with interesting textures for the collage to visually support the story. They may choose both natural and man-made textured materials.