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Page 1: Is this a landscape or a portrait? Can you see any cool/warm colours?

Georges Seurat

Page 2: Is this a landscape or a portrait? Can you see any cool/warm colours?

Georges Seurat• 2 December 1859 - 1891• Seurat was a Pointillist. • Pointillism was new

method of painting using dots instead of brush strokes to create the picture.

• He felt that this technique would make the colours more brilliant and powerful than those created with brush strokes.

Page 3: Is this a landscape or a portrait? Can you see any cool/warm colours?

Is this a landscape or a portrait?

Page 4: Is this a landscape or a portrait? Can you see any cool/warm colours?

Can you see any cool/warm colours?

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Can you see any contrasting colours?

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Are the colours harmonious?

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What is the lightest/darkest part of this painting?

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A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte is Seurat’s most famous work. It measures at over 2m by 3m! It is displayed in The Art Institute of Chicago.

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Your Turn…1. Sketch a basic

landscape on your page.

2. Use ear buds or paintbrushes to fill in your landscape with lots of pointillist dots.

3. Make sure to use contrasting colours.

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Your Turn…1. Draw your name on a

strip of paper2. Use pointillist dots

to go over your name (use 2 dark colours)

3. Paint in the background using more pointillist dots (use a bright contrasting colour)

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Your Turn…1. Use paintbrushes,

Q-Tips or pencils to fill a template with pointillist dots.

2. Make sure to fill each space.

3. Use lots of colours!

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