patience children...

You will finish... eventually!

Here it is... the pointillism project! Whoot whoot...

This project to great for the 4th grade because:
1. they have enough skills to produce a nice drawing
2. they are impatient and this teaches them they can not rush
3. it is a great way to remind them of foreground, middle ground, and background
4. they like to see all the tiny dots in the paintings

So first we talk in depth about the art "isms" ... I have them name as many as they can... Almost everyone knows about impressionism, so it easy for them to understand that pointillism was developed from impressionism.

I go into detail about why these artists use dots, how the colors are applied next to each other and the eye blends them, even that the name pointillism was making fun of the art (back in the day)... I show many examples and details of the paintings.

The students must:
-create a landscape
-have foreground, middle ground, and background


We use markers to make our pointillism pictures...

 The finished product...

Artwork at the top of post:
Georges Seurat, Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 1884-86


P.S. If they complain a lot just tell them it took Mr. Seurat two years to complete the one painting. That will make them think for at least a minute.