Textured Printmaking

Lesson Summary:
This lesson began with my favorite opening activity. The entire class took turns walking around a table, were not allowed to talk or look in the bag, and had to guess what each object was in the bags. After all of the students were done, the teachers revealed multiple objects in which artists could use to obtain texture in their paintings. Next we were able to practice using these objects and find out what texture each object made. After our practice round, we got a larger, clean piece of paper that we were to create our project on. The assignment was to create an abstract or patterned piece together using at least two primary colors, two secondary colors, and one intermediate color. I chose to make a pattern, using multiple textures. I also used multiple primary, secondary, and intermediate colors as I created a rainbow color scheme.

Extension Activity:
An extension activity that could be done with this assignment is have students work with partners and guess what each partner used to create their texture. This would motivate students to use multiple textures. It would also be a fun activity for students after their art project.