Creating Space

DP1 Lesson 10:
Dynamic Composition

In this lesson, we will learn key concepts for creating dynamic composition within the picture plane. These concepts are the following: focal point, overlap, off-centering, repetition, scale, and crop. We practice these concepts in short sketching exercises using simple shapes before moving on to more advanced practice. We learn how to use an important art tool, a viewfinder, to define our composition before rendering details in an artwork. In preparation for advanced practice, we explore the use of narrative in a popular art genre, still life, in order to set up our own still life with objects that tell a story. We use the viewfinder to define a dynamic composition using at least three of the composition concepts we learned and draw the still life with that composition.

Standards in this lesson:
Proficient: VA:Cr1.1.Ia, VA:Pr4.1.Ia, VA:Re9.1.Ia
Accomplished: VA:Re8.1.IIa
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 Lesson 10 Plan
 Lesson 10 Video Lesson and Project Demonstration
 Lesson 10 Worksheet: Dynamic Composition
 Art History Worksheet: Narrative in Still Life
 Lesson 10 Artwork
 Viewfinder
 Lesson 10 Dynamic Composition Examples
 Lesson 10 Sample Answer Sheet     
 Lesson 10 Rubric     
 Lesson 10 Online Quiz
Drawing and Painting I provides young artists with foundational knowledge to simultaneously develop their unique creative vision and technical skill with drawing and painting media. Art history connections also encourage them to see themselves as part of a longstanding tradition of art making.
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