Comic Strip/Cartooning, Drawing, & Mixed Media Art 5-9yo.
1 Semester
In this semester-long course, students will explore a variety of media including watercolors, charcoal, colored pencil, chalk pastel, and oil pastel. We will also be practicing and expanding our drawing and cartooning skills, while learning about the various elements of art (such as color, line, texture, and shape) and creating our own comic strip! There will not be any homework involved.
01/27/15 Week #1 The Nerdy Hedgehog Cartoon
Medium: Mixed Media
Objectives: Learn to compose and draw the artwork in a cartoon style – Learn to combine mediums.
02/03/15 Week #2 The Painted Peacock
Medium: Acrylic Paint on Black Paper
Objectives: Learn to compose and paint the artwork – Gain familiarity with building up color on a dark background.
02/10/15 Week #3 Valentine Love Bug Collage
Medium: Mixed Media/Printing/Collage
Objectives: Learn to combine various mediums and mark-making methods unified by a common theme.
02/17/15 Week #4 Laminated Watercolor Leaves
Medium: Watercolors
Objectives: Learn to compose, paint, and laminate the artwork – Emphasis on the planning of color and texture.
02/24/15 Week #5 Hillside Handprint Sheep
Medium: Mixed Media
Objectives: Learn to compose and paint the artwork – Emphasis on building an image around a seemingly unrelated shape.
03/03/15 Week #6 Over-the-Wall Comic Strip
Medium: Colored Pencils & Colored Markers
Objectives: Learn to compose and draw the comic strip – Emphasis on creating a simple story in three parts.
03/10/15 Week #7 Spray Paint Stenciling
Medium: Stencils/Colored Construction Paper/Spray Paint
Objectives: Learn to create and use large stencils – Become familiar with the use of spray paint as a medium.
03/17/15 Week #8 Mouse and Bottle Cartoon
Medium: Mixed Media
Objectives: Learn to compose and draw the artwork – Emphasis on overlapping images.
03/24/15 Week #9 Charcoal Poodle
Medium: Charcoal & Black/Colored Sharpie
Objectives: Learn to compose the artwork and use a fixative – Emphasis on line and shape.
03/31/15 Week #10 Farmyard Fork Chicks
Medium: Black Sharpies/Chalk Pastels/Acrylic Paints
Objectives: Learn to draw and paint the artwork – Emphasis on the use of non-traditional painting utensils.
04/14/15 Week #11 Milk Bubbles
Medium: Milk/Oil/Food Coloring
Objectives: Learn to create incredible surface designs and patterns – Emphasis on color planning.
04/21/15 Week #12 Jack and the Beanstalk Cartoon
Medium: Mixed Media
Objectives: Learn to compose and draw/paint the artwork in a cartoon style – Emphasis on techniques of combining various mediums.
04/28/15 Week #13 Birds on a Wire Cartoon
Medium: Colored Markers & Chalk Pastels
Objectives: Learn to compose and draw the artwork in a cartoon style – Emphasis on using expressions to create personality.
05/05/15 Week #14 Splatter Cartoons at a Disco Dance
Medium: Acrylic Paints on Black Paper
Objectives: Learn to create humorous characters from abstract shapes – Gain familiarity with light on dark.
05/12/15 Week #15 Night Sea Jellyfish
Medium: Watercolor/Sharpies/Oil Pastel/Rubbing Alcohol/Acrylic Paint
Objectives: Learn to draw and paint the artwork – Emphasis on using various mediums to compose different aspects of a night scene.
05/19/15 Week #16 Finish up all incomplete artwork.
