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RE: Chuck Close website - Lesson Plan!

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From: Hillmer, Jan (hillmjan_at_TeacherArtExchange)
Date: Wed Sep 24 2003 - 08:52:59 PDT

The middle school teacher did this with her students a few years ago (I am elementary). The subject? Our Headmaster! It turned out great. She also had the kids make the grid bigger, so I'm remembering that each student got a square - I think. The portrait is around 4'x6'. It's lots of fun.

Jan

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From: Joan Dark [mailto:joandark4art@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 9:37 AM
To: ArtsEdNet Talk
Subject: RE: Chuck Close website - Lesson Plan!

--- "Hillmer, Jan" <hillmjan@Berkeleyprep.org> wrote:
> WOW - this site is excellent. Thanks for sharing.
>
> Jan

Hi Jan,

Then I know you will like this lesson plan, too, that
I found on Incredible Art Department:
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/larry-valuegrid.htm

by Larry Prescott. It has two project ideas -- AND
many Web resources (including the one Sharon posted).

I came up with an idea I thought might be interesting
to try. Blow up a student self portrait digital photo
on photocopier to 11 x 17(done in high contrast filter
to simplify some of the values. My software calls it
cut paper filter). When you enlarge - overlay the
smaller photograph with a grid transparency.

Then lay clear acetate over the enlarged photo - color
in the squares with permanent markers in colors to
match the values. I don't know if it would work - but
might be a way for younger kids to get that realism
that Close gets in his work. They would just follow
the photograph under the acetate. I have seen several
interesting Close inspired works done on acetate in
the past - just not one done quite like this (those
were pre-digital camera days).

Thanks for the "inspiration",

Joan

 
 

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