Drill Balance in Craft
Introduce elementary students to the Craft code of balance by doing some diverting and elegant Craft activities. Balance is the hang-up an artwork is visually Identical fini handle of objects, colours, textures, shapes or lines. Balance in Craft can be symmetrical, the duplicate on both sides, or asymmetrical, where the artwork has parts or areas that are not Identical or the identical. Still whether an artwork is asymmetrical, it can much obtain balance terminated the Essay of the artwork. This class can be done within the Craft interval with basic materials with a class of students.
Instructions
1. Display images of artwork expressing both symmetrical and asymmetrical balance all over the classroom. An context of a noted artwork displaying symmetrical balance would be "Mona Lisa" by Leonardo da Vinci. An exemplar of asymmetrical artwork would be "The Starry Duskiness" by Vincent car Gogh.
2. Converge materials needed for the Craft life before working with students: 12-inch by 18-inch gray represantation paper, scissors, oil pastels, glue, watercolor paints, water containers and brushes. Cut enough 6-inch by 6-inch squares out of white paper, so each student has one moreover to the 12 inch-by 18-inch white paper.
3. Discuss with students as a group the definition of balance as an art concept. Look at the artwork posted around the room, and discuss which ones contain symmetrical balance and ones that have asymmetrical balance.
4. Give each student a sheet of 6-inch by 6-inch white paper and scissors. Have students fold the paper in half and cut out shapes similar to butterfly wings.8. Display the finished balance artworks around the classroom alongside the famous artworks showing the principle of balance. The students' work displays both symmetrical as well as asymmetrical balance.
Work quickly, so paint doesn't completely dry.
6. When students are satisfied with their watercolor paintings, have them fold the wings together and press. The painting will transfer onto the other wing creating a balanced symmetrical design.
7. Have the students glue the butterflies onto the 12-inch by 18-inch white paper and then use the oil pastels to create finished artwork. Have students use shapes, forms or objects to help balance the artwork using asymmetrical balance.
Butterflies are symmetrical and equally balanced.5. Open the butterfly wings and paint one side of the butterfly wings with watercolor paints.
