Return of the Art Maker
32 Fifteen-Minute Programs
Grade Level: 5-7
Curriculum Area: Art
 Here's the sequel to Dan Mihuta's popular series, The Art Maker. He uses simple,
inexpensive ways to obtain materials, making classroom participation possible.
This series includes lessons in advanced painting; crayon techniques, clay
poster making, book making, soap carving, floral arrangements, paper
maché, collages, lettering, murals, and perspective.
Teacher Guide: 63 pages; includes objectives, synopses, vocabulary, list of
materials, extension activities, and illustrations.
Programs:
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1. Line to Shape
13:56
Lines can form shapes when they touch or cross.
2. Shape to Form
13:57
Dan explains the difference between shape and form and how to draw and shade basic art
forms.
3. Mobiles
13:57
Design space shapes and forms from construction paper by using the cut-and-score
method.
4. Creative Painting
13:56
Paint creatively by using various kinds of tools: brushes, sticks, cardboard, rubber
bands, string, wax, and tape.
5. Beginning Perspective
13:56
How does overlapping and changing sizes create depth in a picture?
6. Face Makeup
13:24
Dan makes masks using aluminum foil and explains how to use professional makeup in
dramatic presentations.
7. Silk Screen Printing
13:58
Create a design suitable for silk-screen printing.
8. Greeting Cards
13:57
Make attractive designs on cards using various materials and techniques.
9. Clay Slab
13:57
Dan explains the techniques of clay rolling, cutting and fusing.
10. Papier Maché
Strip
13:55
Use papier-maché strips to create objects.
11. Block Printing
13:57
Dan demonstrates techniques for block printing using a variety of materials.
12. Marker Magic
13:59
Felt-tip markers can be used artistically in many ways.
13. Colored Tissue Paper
13:58
Students "paint" pictures with tissue paper and use tissue paper to decorate
bottles.
14. Lettering
13:57
Dan demonstrates how to use two marking tools, taped together, to draw special
decorative letters.
15. Posters
13:55
Students use color and space effectively in conveying "how, what, when, and
where. "
16. Soap Carving
13:57
How to create a pattern and carve it from a bar of soap.
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17. Clay Coil
13:56
Students build a decorative bowl, using slab and coil methods to construct the piece
inside a porcelain bowl.
18. Stabiles
13:20
Discover the difference between a stabile and a mobile.
19. Foil Art
13:58
Students learn the process for tooling metal foil and how to make a pattern for copper
or aluminum foil.
20. Papier-Maché
Pulp
13:57
How to prepare and mold papier-maché-pulp.
21. Cubism
13:58
A few of the artists responsible for the concept of cubism and how color repetition
helps give unity and balance to a painting are explored.
22. Crayon Techniques
13:57
Students learn to use crayons on a variety of background materials.
23. Silhouettes
13:59
Dan makes a silhouette picture and shows how to create interesting backgrounds for
effect.
24. House Construction
13:57
Students make a three-dimensional house from construction paper.
25. Fold and Cut
13:58
Students learn to draw, cut, and fold a pattern to create an old-fashioned car.
26. Floral Arrangements
13:58
Different types of floral arrangements are demonstrated.
27. Clay Figures
13:59
Students learn to use both coil and slab techniques to make clay figures that tell a
story.
28. Book Making
13:57
Students learn to make books for photos, autographs, and classwork with simple
materials.
29. Collages
13:56
Dan explains how to find and enjoy harmony in different colors, textures, and
materials.
30. Imaginary Folks
13:59
You don't need a model to draw a convincing portrait.
31. Oriental Painting
13:58
The Oriental style of painting and special brush techniques are examined.
32. Cave Painting
14:00
Students learn how to simulate a cave painting and how to apply sand on construction
paper or cardboard as a background for painting. |
