The Year 3 and 4 students delved into the study of rock formations in their classroom, so in the Art room, they searched online using their ipads for an image of a rock formation to replicate using texture / modeling paste. Year 3 students focused on Australian rock formations, while Year 4 students explored those from around the globe. They used the chosen image to sketch the shape onto A4-size card.
When teaching a new art lesson, sometimes the process evolves, and that was the case when teaching this lesson to four classes.
By the time I got to the last class I realised it was better to paint the whole landscape including the rock formation as an underpainting, using cake paint palette, as it dries quickly. This approach ensures that once texture is applied using modeling paste on the rock, there will be no exposed white areas beneath.
Photos below were not painted first under the modelling paste.
Students use various tools to get the texture of the rock formation they are depicting: paint scrapers, spoons, plastic serrated knives, texture combs, icy-pole sticks, canvas spacers, fingers, etc.
Once it is dry the rock will be painted (again even if it has been painted underneath the modelling paste) using acrylic paint, where they mix the colours needed using the photo of their rock formation as a reference.
In an evaluation, students noted the implements used to get the texture of their rock’s surface and evaluated how well it was achieved, along with colour mixing to represent the rock in the photo.
Lesson plan with learning intentions, success criteria, activity steps and photos, materials needed, links to useful images on websites and youTube videos, student evaluation / rubric.
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