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Art Picasso Images

(Originally from the Inner City Technology Goals Document – June 1997)

Description:
Show students numerous portraits of people. Encourage discussion emphasizing the five "W’s". When was it painted? Why? Where? When? Who? Also discuss the various planes of a human face: frontal view, side view, top view, back view, i.e. cubism. Have numerous portraits created by Picasso available. Discuss his earlier works and his later works

 Art: Yes

TypeLessonPlan: Lesson Plan – 1 class

TechnologySkills: Creating Graphics

SoftwareUsed: Windows Paintbrush, Windows 95 Paint

EarlyYears: Yes

MiddleYears: Yes

S1-S4:

SpecificGrade:

Submittedby: Joyce Wong

E-mail: jwong@wsd1.org

Details:

Demonstrate to the students, as a whole group, how to open the desired paint application. Write out the script outlining these steps on chart paper to allow students to refer to. For example:

1.  Click Start
2.  Point to Programs
3.  Point to Accessories
4.  Click Paint

Demonstrate the various menus/tools required to complete a portrait. For example, various thicknesses of the paintbrush, the various shape tools, the eraser, the magnifying glass, options of color spills and defining custom colors. Ask students to think about the above techniques as they create an image of themselves.

To download the image shown below, click on this link picasso.bmp.

Extensions: (Literature Links, Further Explorations, etc.)
Create Picasso images of students, teachers, principal.



Filename: Art Picasso Images.htm