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Curriculum

All Of Our Projects Have Elements & Principles Of Design

Over a 12 week course the students wil be learning the following objectives of art. They will be creating different pieces of art for each lesson. They will be using various mediums, such as Paint, Oil & Soft Pastels, Clay and Colored Pencils. In addition to learning the objectives they will also be learning how to use and care for the different mediums, plus some of the techniques involoved with each one. If you wish to inquire further please go to the contact page, which has all the information on how to get in touch with us.

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LINE

Objective:
Student will learn to identify Contour, Gestural and Implied LINES.

SHAPE

Objective:
Student will learn to identify Geometric and Organic SHAPES in their art.

FORM

Objective:
Student will learn to identify Cone, Cube, Cylinder, Sphere and Pyramid FORMS. They will learn that all FORMS are a variation of these.

COLOR

Objective:
Student will learn to identify Primary and Seconday COLORS; warm, cool and neutral colors.

VALUE

Objective:
Student will learn to identify high key and low key painting, VALUE contrast, graded VALUE and VALUES in atmospheric perspective.

TEXTURE

Objective:
Student will learn to identify actual and simulated TEXTURES.

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SPACE

Objective:
Student will learn to identify 2 dimensional space, and be able to create a linear perspective picture.

BALANCE

Objective:
Student will learn to identify how the different parts and elements in a composition BALANCE each other.

MOVEMENT & PATTERN

Objective:
Student will learn to use visual movement and planned repetition to create pattern and movement in their art.

RHYTHM

Objective:
Student will be able to identify regular, irregular and progressive RHYTHM and repetition of colors, shapes and lines to create rhythm.

CONTRAST

Objective:
Student will identify value CONTRAST, color intensity, and warm and cool color CONTRAST.

EMPHASIS & UNITY

Objective:
Student will learn that color, texture, shapes, and value are used to create UNITY. And to identify color dominance, focal areas, and visual EMPHASIS with shapes.

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Art For Kids, Inc * P.O. Box 756 * Mukilteo * WA * 98275