VisualArtCurriculumScopeandSequenceK12

Grade

K2

Line

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Whatisaline?
Linevariety(kindsoflines)
Linesmakeshapes
Repeatinglines
Howlinesaffecteachother

Whatisashape?
Namesofbasicshapes
Howshapesmakeupimages

Repeatinglines
Howlinesaffecteachother

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Contourline,gesture
Linedirection,Horizontaland
Vertical,etc.
Leadinglines
Lineweight

Lineweight
Contourline,gesture
Linepersonality
Lineofsight
Leadinglines
Usinglinetocreateaprinciple
ofart

Geometricvs.Organic
PositiveandNegativeShapes
Howdoesshapedifferfrom
form?(2Dand3D)

PositiveandNegativeShapes
Usingshapetocreatea
principleofart
Shapevs.Form
OrganicvsGeometricShapes
Dynamicvs.Static

IdentifyRealvs.implied(Visual
texture)
Techniquestocreaterealand
impliedtexture

Shape

Howshapesmakeupimages
Geometricvs.OrganicGeometric
vs.Organic
Howdoesshapedifferfromform?
(2Dand3D)

Recognizeandcreatedifferent
kindsoftexture

Texture

Whatistexture?
Kindsoftexture

HSIntrotoArt

Color

Whatiscolor?
ColorWheelintroduction:
(Identifyacolorwheeland
colors)
WarmandCool
PrimaryandSecondary
ColorMixingBasic:(Mixing
secondarycolorsfromprimary
colors,addingtintsorshades
forvalue)

ColorWheelintermediate:
(BasicColorrelationshipsand
howtouseasatool)
IntermediateColors
ComplementaryColors
ColorMixingIntermediate:
(Mixingcomplementarycolors,
tintsandshades,mixingthe
wholecolorwheel,intermediate
colors/tertiary)

ColorMixingAdvanced(712)
(Mixingwholecolorwheeland
mixingcolorstodullorchange
colors)
TintsandShades
PropertiesofColor(Hue,Value,
Intensity)
ColorSchemes/Harmonies
(Analogous,Monochromatic,
Complementaryetc)
Understandingandusingcolorto
conveyemotion

Value

Whatisvalue?
Whydoweusevalue?Making
something2Dlook3D

Whatisvalue?
Howdoyoucreatevalue?

Colorshavevalue,addingtints
andshades

I
dentifyRealvs.implied(Visual
texture)
Techniquestocreaterealand
impliedtexture
Usingtexturetocreatea
principleofart

ExemplaryArtistsand
Pieces
CharlesRennie
Mackintosh
PaulKlee
Kandinsky
AlexanderCalder
Giacometti
GeneMatercartoonist
AlbrechtDurer
TyrusWong
Tintoretto
ImogenCunning
F.L.Wright
KaySage
SalvadorDali
Matisse
Klee
Picasso
Cezanne
DavidSmith
JoanMiro
JosedeRivera
CharlesdeMuth
JacobLawrence
AndyGoldsworthy
VanGogh
MichaelVelliquette
LouiseNevelson
DuaneHanson

LessonIdeas

PropertiesofColor(Hue,Value,
Intensity,Pigment,Neutral,
Shade,Tint,Tone)
ColorSchemes/Harmonies
(Analogous,Monochromatic,
Complementaryetc)
ColorMixingAdvanced(712)
(Mixingwholecolorwheeland
mixingcolorstodullorchange
colors)
Usingcolortocreateaprinciple
orart
Understandingandusingcolorto
conveyemotion
Colormeaning(incultures,time
periods,artists)

Seurat
ImpressionistArtists
Mondrian
JosefAlbers
AndyWarhol
MarkRothko
ArthurDove
JanetFish
GeorgiaOKeefe
GrantWood
ThomasEakins
WilliamdeKooning

MonoChromaticvs.achromatic
value
Usingvaluetocreatemood

BaroqueArt
Gentilleschi
Rembrandt
Vermeer

Pressurewhendrawing

Whydoweusevalue?Making
something2Dlook3D
Pressurewhendrawing
HighlightsandShadows

Usingmaterials(different
gradedpencils,charcoal)
Shadingtechniquestocreate
value(crosshatching,stippling,
etc)
IdentifyLightsource
Valuescale,creatingandusing
Howdoeslightaffectvalueof
objects

Space

Background
Foregroundandmiddleground
Spatialrelationships,overlapping
positions,sizevariation
Whatisspace?(creatingthe
illusionofspace)

Whatisspace?(creatingthe
illusionofspace)
Foreground,middleground
Spatialrelationshipsbasic
(overlappingobjects,position,
sizevariation)
Composition

Whatisdepth?
Positiveandnegativespace
Linearperspective

Form

Pattern

Whatisform?

Whatispattern?
Howtoidentifypatterninnature,
manmadematerials,andart

Whatisform?
Whatisthedifferencebetween
shapeandform,2dand3d?

Identifypatterninnature,
manmadematerials,andart

Whatisthedifferencebetween
shapeandform,2dand3d?

Createavarietyofpatterns

Rhythm

Whatisrhythm?
Repetition

Highcontrastandlowcontrast
Usingvaluetocreateart
principles
Usingvaluetocreatethe
illusionofdepth
IdentifyLightsource
QuadrantShading(highlights,
reflectedlights,castshadows,
crest/coreshadows)
Howdoeslightaffectvalueof
objects
Valuescale,creatingandusing
UsingValue/contrastto
establishaworkscenterof
interest(emphasis)
Highkeyandlowkey

Latour
Caravaggio
NemesioAntunez
GeorgesdelaTour
JamesAbbottMcNeill
Whistler

Whatisdepth?
Positiveandnegativespace
Usingspacetocreateprinciples
ofart
Createillusionofspaceonaflat
surface
Linearperspective
Foreground,middleground,
backgroundinrelationshiptoeach
other
Spatialrelationshipsadvanced
(value,colorintensity,detail,
contrast,atmosphericperspective)

MCEscher
JulianBeever
DaVinci
Michelangelo
RenaissanceArt
HansHolbein
Vermeer
Picasso/Cubism
Escher
AbdAllahMusawwir
GiorgiodeChirico
AndreKertesz
Magritte

ClausOldenberg
HenryMoore
LouiseNevelson
Rodin
Chihuly
GustavKlimt
Zentangle
Islamic/Turkish/Celtic
Tiles
FabricArt
Mandalas
WilliamMorris
Tapestry
JohnBiggers

DonaldJudd
PietMondrian
ChuckClose
Shapiro

Whatisthedifferencebetween
shapeandform,2dand3d?
Howdoyouuseformtocreate
principlesofart?
Recognizeandlabelcomplex
patternsinnature,manmade
materials,andart
Howdoartistsusepattern?
Howcanyouuseelementsof
arttocreatepattern?
Identifykindsofpatterns
(regular/predictable/planned,
irregular/unpredictable/random,
radial,grid,border,row,overall,
alternating,halfdrop)
Whatisrhythm?
Repetition
Identifytypesofrhythm
(Progressive,regular,
unexpected,irregular,flowing,
staccato,alternating)

Differencebetweenrhythmanda
pattern
Userhythmtocreate
compositionalmovementina
piece
Howcanyouusetheelementsto
createrhythminapiece

Movement

Whatismovement?
Howcanyouusetheelementsto
createmovementinapiece?

Whatismovement?
Howcanyouusetheelements
tocreatemovementinapiece?
Identifydifferencesbetween
actual,recorded,and
compositionalmoveme
nt
Identifydifferenttypesofrecorded
movement(freeze,blur,panning,
strobe)
Useelementstocreate
compositionalmovement
Incorporatedifferentkindsof
movementinartworks(actual,
recorded,compositional)

Photography
MartinWaugh
EadweardMuybridge
HeatherHanson
Cubism
MarcelDuchamp
UmbertoBoccioni
Shapiro
CindySherman

Whatisbalance?
Identifyasymmetry
Identifyapproximatesymmetry,
radialsymmetry
Usebalancetostrengthenart
compositions

Architecture
Vermeer
Mandalas
Whistler
AmericanGothic
GrantWood
ChuckClose
DiegoRivera
Mondrian

AndyWarhol
Carvaggio
Rembrandt
BaroqueArt
Chiaroscuro
Tenebrism
KaraWalker
ChristoandJean
Claude
daVinci
RosaBonheur

FranzMarc
LouiseNevelson
JacksonPollock
Pointillism
VanGogh
KatheKollowitz
FrankStella

Balance

Identifythelineofsymmetry
Identifysymmetry

Whatisbalance?
Howtocreateabalanced
composition
Identifybalancedvs.unbalanced
compositions

Contrast

Unity

Whatiscontrast?
Relationshipbetweencontrastand
value
Identifytypesofcontrast

Whatisunity?

Whatiscontrast?
Relationshipbetweencontrast
andvalue
Identifytypesofcontrast
(temperaturewarmvs.cool
colors,simultaneous
complementarycolors,highvs.
low,highkeyvs.lowkey
shapegeometricvs.

organic,valuedarkvs.light,
line,texture
Createvarioustypesofcontrast

Whatisunity?
Howtouseanelementtocreate
unityinapiece
Dominantvs.subordinate
elementsofart

Emphasis

Whatisemphasis?

Key:Gradebandskillsarecolorcoded.
RED
isK2mastereditems
GREEN
is35mastereditems
BLUE
is68mastereditems
PURPLE
ishighschoolIntrotoArtmastereditems
BLACK
isareachingskillthatmaybeintroducedatthatlevelbutmasteryisnotexpected.

Whatisemphasis?
Howtouseelementstocreate
emphasis
Identifyfocalpointandcenter
ofinterest
Dominantvs.subordinate
elementsofart

CharlesRennie
McIntosh
GeorgiaOKeeffe
EdwardHopper
JacksonPollock
BasilGogos