6th Grade Positive/Negative Halloween Symmetry Objective

1. 6th Grade • Positive/Negative Halloween Symmetry • Objective • To develop and promote an awareness of shape and space. Students will create an original visual image using colored paper that will demonstrate that all spaces within a work of art have their own unique shapes. • To better understand the concept of symmetry and symmetrical ballance in art. • Further develop cutting skills using an xacto knife. These skills will be necessary for a later project - The Illusion of Movement. • Materials • sketch book • black paper 12”x18” - 1 piece • orange or yellow paper 9”x12”- 1 piece • xacto knife (scissors for backup) • cutting board • pencil • eraser • glue stick • Class Periods - 1 • Set Up • Make sure the students put their name and date on every project!

2. symmetry - in art, is a balanced arrangement of lines and shapes, on opposite sides of an often-imaginary centerline (the line of symmetry) Can you see the chalice in this illustration? Can you also see the two faces?

3. positive/negative space - Positive space is best described as the areas in a work of art that are the subjects, or areas of interest. Negative space is area around the subjects, or areas of interest.

5. SYMMETRICAL POSITIVE/NEGATIVE

6. use your sketch book to sketch your design ideasjack o lantern reference

7. jack o lantern or skull reference

9. fold line 1. black paper (horizontal) fold in half line of symmetry

10. VERY LIGHTLY draw half of a jack o’lantern on the colored paper. Do not let all the lines touch. Give space between - will make cutting easier.

11. Keep your black paper near by. Cut out the drawn areas. As soon as one piece is cut out - lay it out on the black paper. This will help you keep track of your pieces and keep them from getting lost. When placed down on the black, it should “mirror” your drawing. There will be NO waste of paper. Every piece you cut out will be used on the other half of the black paper.

12. Cut out the drawn areas. • flip it over to the black side - to mirror the original shape • line up on the centered line of symmetry

13. line up all of your pieces on the centered line of symmetry • DO NOT GLUE ANYTHING UNTIL YOU HAVE LAYED OUT THE ENTIRE COMPOSITION! • glue in place

14. Add interesting designs to the background.

15. Procedure (print this page to teach from) Space and shape, two of the elements of design, work together to form a finished work of art. There are two kinds of space: positive and negative. Positive spaces are those occupied by the main subjects of the work. The Negative spaces are the areas around and behind the positive spaces. Negative space can also be referred to as the background.It is no mystery that the shapes of positive spaces are determined by the shapes of the main subjects of the work. However, negative spaces have shapes as well. If one removes the subjects from a work, the negative spaces are left with a blank in the shapes of the parts removed. Therefore, the shapes of the negative spaces are determined by the shapes of the positive spaces.The final project will have a positive image on one side of the full sheet and a negative image on the other.In summary, the images can be as simple or as complex as the age level of the students will allow. Positive-negative images are interesting in that nothing is wasted. Everything that is cut from one side is used on the other. The resulting visual images are challenging and stimulate the imagination of students.

16. reference for jack o’lanternReference for drawing a jack o’lantern. The lines you draw for the creases in the pumpkin don’t need go from top to bottom. See slide 17.PRACTICE PAPERStep 1 On newsprint, sketch a witch, haunted house, black cat, jack o’lantern design. Use bold lines and shapes. Choose one you like. This will be your design for the final piece.Step 2 The shape of the image you draw will determine the format of your paper (horizontal or vertical) slide 12Hand out black and orange paper, scissors.The black sheet (9" × 12") should be folded in half to determine the center of the sheet. slide 13Using the other sheet (9" × 6"), students lightly draw half of their pumpkin design along the 9" length. Do not draw long solid lines - use shapes. Makes cutting later, easier.Carefully cut out half of a picture or design along the 9" length.The parts cut from the half sheet are arranged along the fold forming half the design. The remaining parts are placed on the opposite side of the full sheet in locations opposite those from which they were cut - mirrored. Glue the parts down.***when they cut a piece out, it should be”flipped” over to the other side - not just picked up and moved over.

17. vocabulary • symmetry - in drawing is a balanced arrangement of lines and shapes, on opposite sides of an often-imaginary centerline. • Shape - the outward outline of a form. Basic shapes include circles, squares and triangles. • Lines - are basically comprised of three families, straight, angle, and curved, which can be combined to make line drawings. • Negative space - the area around the primary objects in a work of art • Positive space - the space occupied by the primary object in a work of art.

18. Can you see the chalice in this illustration? Can you also see the two faces?

20. Can you see the chalice in this illustration? Can you also see the two faces?

21. hair eyes nostril tip of nose mouth chin

22. hair eyelash nose ear chin