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17919706858000Grade: 5.4Print: Nighthawks, 1942, Oil on canvasOriginal Size: 84.1 cm × 152.4 cm (33 1?8 in × 60 in)Artist: Edward Hopper (1882 –1967)Materials: Pencils and rulers Watercolors 9 x 12 Watercolor paperBrushesMixing traysPaper towelwater Biography: Edward Hopper was an American realist painter and printmaker, born in New York. He studied art at the New York Institute of Art and Design. His paintings demonstrate an interest in geometrical design, architecture, color, light, and the thoughtful placement of figures in a composition to achieve a sense of balance. He is also well-known for his seascapes. Many critics have commented on a sense of loneliness in his paintings. Hopper claimed that “the loneliness thing is overdone.” His wife, Jo, modeled for many of his paintings, including Nighthawks. Suggested Presentation + Questions to ask the children:What are the relationships between people in the painting? Do they know each other? What makes you think this?What is the mood of the painting and what conveys this mood?What is the main subject of interest in this painting?What are the most saturated colors in the painting and where are they located?When you look away from this painting and then look back, what do you see first? Second? Third? What path does your eye travel from each point to the next?Teach students about ways that artists draw attention to subjects in a painting by using color and composition. Define primary colors (red, yellow, blue) and saturated colors (the purest colors) and their opposite, neutral colors. Give examples of each (red = saturated, grey = neutral) and use a color wheel to demonstrate this. Explain that using saturated colors, especially saturated primary colors draws attention to something, especially when it is surrounded by more neutral colors. Also, explain how lines, such the architectural lines of buildings and roads, can be used to create paths to move the viewer’s eye around the painting, and direct it to a main point of interest.Related Art Project: Explain that they will be creating their own version of Hopper’s most famous painting,?Nighthawks.Creating the drawingYou will lead the kids, step by step, in creating a simplified version of the scene in?Nighthawks.You should use a paper easel or the chalkboard to show the kids how to create the drawing.? You will walk them through it step by step, and they will draw as you draw.For the drawing, kids will need paper, pencils and rulers.Creating the drawing:Step 1:?Use a ruler to draw a vertical line about 1/3 distance from the left side of the paper, like so:??Step 2:?Use the ruler to draw diagonal lines from the top and bottom of the vertical line to the top and bottom corners on the right side of the paper, like so:????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Step 3:?Use the ruler to draw a line almost parallel to the bottom diagonal line.??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Step 4:?Use the ruler to draw horizontal and vertical lines that will be the city buildings in the background, like so:Step 5:?Draw oval shapes inside of diner building for the counter and stools, like so:?Step 6:?Add in lines for window in back of diner, like so:Step 7:?Add in rectangles for building windows in background, like so:Step 8:?Add trim to top and bottom of diner, and add mullions to front of diner’s glass window, like so:????Step 9:?Add in characters inside of the diner to complete the scene.? There should be a waiter behind the counter (in the inside oval) and a character or two at the counter.? They can be animals, people, aliens, whatever.? Tell them to be creative!? Using the example above with animals, show them how to do this.? Note that anyone sitting on one of the four oval stools will have their back to the viewer.?Outlining the drawingHave the kids use fine point Sharpies to trace over all the pencil lines they just made.As they trace, they should be aware of what shapes overlap others.Adding colorHave the kids begin the coloring process by selecting 6-7 watercolor colors to work with as their “palette.”? Tell them to pick colors and come up with a group of colors that work well together.? They should select some “warm” colors and some “cool” colors.They will use this “palette” of colors to complete the painting, moving the colors around the composition to achieve color “balance”—for example, if yellow is used on one side of the composition, make sure there is some of it on the other side to balance it out.? (See how this is done in the Hopper style painting with the animals above.)Fill every area with color.Additional resources: : primary colors, saturated color, neutral color, composition, mood ................
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