painting and drawing
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Painting and drawing with pleasure
This slideshow offers some
ways to learn to teach
drawing and painting
without losing this freedom
and ways to bridge the gap
between freshness and
learning.
Constellation,
L’art pour faire grandir et relier les enfants
Children paint like they play, with spontaneity and freshness.
To grow as artists, they have to acquire certain skills and follow certain approaches.
1ère Partie
Before even picking up the brush, we start by…
Piquing interest
Putting them at ease
Giving themconfidence
Stimulating the imaginationDeveloping their sense of
observation
Putting them at ease
« When I notice a new face in the
group, I start by welcoming them to
the workshop, because they came to
share their knowledge. They learn
from me and I learn from them. I make
sure they know that there are no
grades and that there is no such
thing as a bad drawing, there are simply drawings which are different, because
each person is different and so what they do is going to be different.».
This is what Sylvia, a painter and group leader in Equator, does:
Not being afraid to make mistakes and being confident in your abilities
Ideas for group building and for helping new members and shyer children to become confident in themselves:
Take a moment to RELAX before painting,
Sing a SONG or do a DANCE,
Do some GYMNASTICS moves or YOGA
Giving them confidence
The adult isthere to help
Thinking together and creating a dialogue with others is a way to stimulate the
imagination and give everyone new ideas
Stimulating their imagination
«The children start a brainstorming session which will give them several ideas. I make certain that each person is able to express themselves». Nelly, Bolivia.
Whether this is based on a theme or free drawing, each child’s mind must be stimulated to get the best results.
The group leader talks about the theme and asks the children questions to get their imaginations going.
Through observational drawing, that is drawing in person directly from your
subject.
What’s the purpose of observational painting?
To discover that a tree looks like no other tree,
a mountain no other mountain, a house no
other house, and that even a person’s two
profiles are different.
Developing their sense of observation
By looking with an eye for all details
You can for example:
•look at the shape of each object,
•observe each figure,
•look at what’s found up high,
•look for what’s the same height,
•look for the vertical lines
and the horizontal lines,
•look at what’s far and near,
•and look until you’ve seen all there is to really
see.
Take your time!
How do you look with an eye for detail?
Developing their sense of observation
Some examples for observing differences
Look at this work.
Each tree has its
height, its shape,
its color, and its
leaves.
Each tree is
different from the
others. Each tree
is unique.
Developing their sense of observation
Some examples for observing differences
In this painting, each field and each
mountain is unique.
Each mountain has its height, its
shape, and its color.
The rocks are different sizes and
colors.
The colors of the fields are also
different
Developing their sense of observation
Some examples for observing differences
The houses are square or round,
big or small, in different lively
colors.
Developing their sense of observation
Some examples for observing differences
What’s farther away is
smaller.
Developing their sense of observation
Some examples for observing differences
What’s farther away is smaller.
Developing their sense of observation
Choosing their own way of paintingEnriched by what they’ve exchanged and observed
What’s farther away is smaller however…
You can also take liberties in terms of
space and put everything on the same
plane or vary the sizes as you wish.
Everyone can draw and color
according to their own
imagination.
Choosing their own way of painting