The primary mission of Fauve artists in the late 1800's was to work with vibrant and unnatural color. Van Gogh, Gauguin and other artists wanted their art to be new and modern, much like the technology that was developing around them.1. If your budget permits, give each student a canvas panel to work with – they really add to the professional look of the artwork. If not, a very thick paper is needed to support the paint. Students should first draw with pencil a very simple portrait. Round face, simple eyes, nose and mouth and hair. No small details.
2. Distribute very bright acrylic paint and brushes. Starting with the skin, the students are to choose a color that they think is the opposite of what it should be. Fill all the skin in with paint, leaving the eyes, nose and mouth empty (layering dulls the colors). Continue with the rest of the portrait, always choosing unusual colors.
3. After the paint has dryed, pass out small brushes and black acrylic paint. The students are to paint a thin black line where all their pencil lines use to be, to finish off the painting.
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Wow this project is just what I am looking for. This blog is great!
Hi! I love your blog! I am a bit behind on this but I wanted to tell you that I used this project for a class I was teaching and it was awesome! You can see what the kids came up with at my blog http://tiffanyteske.blogspot.com/search/label/fauvists. Thank you so much!!
Wow, I love this. It made me think of the pop artist that painting the Campbell's Soup can though. (I can't think of his name right now but I am sure you know who I mean.) This would be fun to do in my journal and then with my cub scouts.
kathy,
you are doing a great job...
somebody has to be there to care kids, and it is great that you have taken over the duty...
great blog...
congrats...
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