Lessons

Ceramics

Clay Slab Box

ASSIGNMENT:

Create a clay slab box and lid with a pattern of surface textures.

STEPS:

1. Use pattern to trace/draw box sides/bottom/top on white drawing paper
2. Draw patterns on each (back and front) that emphasizes rhythm and unity

GRADING:

Construction
Lid
Textures

NOTES:

We will use the following elements and principals of art in this lesson:
ELEMENTS OF ART
Texture – the way something feels or looks like it feels. Implied texture looks like it feels a certain way. Actual texture is the way something actual feels.
PRINCIPALS OF ART
Pattern - Artists create pattern by repeating a line, shape or color over and over again.
Rhythm - Visual rhythm makes you think of the rhythms you hear in music or dance. Artists create visual rhythm by repeating art elements and creating patterns.
Unity - all parts work together to make the art work look right. Unity is the feeling that everything in the work of art works together and looks like it fits.

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