Media and Techniques · JHS1 Creative Arts And…

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.2.1.1.2 - Apply techniques of still-life drawing and shading to make own visual artworks

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify and name at least five shading techniques (hatching, cross-hatching, smoothing, mass shading, and stippling) used in still-life drawing.
Demonstrate correct pencil control when applying each shading technique to a practice swatch.
Apply at least three different shading techniques to create a complete still-life drawing of a simple object arrangement.
Describe their own artwork and a peer’s artwork using appropriate language, including naming the specific shading techniques used.
Evaluate the success of their own still-life drawing and suggest one specific improvement for future work.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Creative Arts (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Media and Techniques (2.1)
Content standard: B7.2.1.1 - Visual Arts: Demonstrate understanding of relevant Visual Arts media and techniques and their application to still-life drawing, shading, pattern making and modelling
Indicator: B7.2.1.1.2 - Apply techniques of still-life drawing and shading to make own visual artworks
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 11 (Week 11 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Creative Arts and Design, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 14
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Identify and use the techniques in still-life drawing and shading to create own artworks. Examples: hatching, cross-hatching, smoothing, mass shading and stippling.
2. Use various shading techniques in still-life drawing to create own artworks.
3. Display artworks for appreciation and reflection and use appropriate language to give supportive and informative peer and self-evaluation. Example: "The work used the stippling technique to achieve a range of tones.''