7/17/2019 Artist Treehouse

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“Artist Treehouse”

Lesson Plan

Step 1: Research and Plan

Have students select famous artists, thenresearch the styles of those artists. Studentsshould work to identify major themes in thework.

Using their research, have students plan andsketch treehouses specifically for their chosen

artists.

Step 2: Draw Treehouse

Demonstrate two point perspective. Oncestudents are comfortable, have them draw theirtreehouses using two point perspective. Then,have students add details to the houses thatreflect the styles of their artists.

Students should also draw the trees around theirhouses using stylistic elements of their chosenartists. You can see the student that created theexample image was designing for Gustav Klimt.

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Design

Step 3: Add Color and Details

Have students paint their images withwatercolors. When they are dry, students canadd finishing touches with colored pencils.

Tip: To make the concept of an architect really hithome, discuss architectural features of yourclassroom or your school. What design elementsdo your students notice?

Tip: Have many different visual referencesavailable from which your students can work.

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Objective: Use two point perspective todesign a treehouse for a famous artist.

Materials

• Information about famous artists (books, onlineresources, etc…)

• 12”x18” Drawing Paper

• Watercolor Paints

• Colored Pencils

Motivation

• Discuss the role of an architect. Tell students theywill become architects for this project.

• Discuss how architects must pitch their designs.Tell students they will be tasked with designing atreehouse for a famous artist. Knowing the styleof the artist and what he or she likes will beimportant.