Georges Seurat unit of work

This is a 6 week block of work on Georges Seurat. I used this in year 2 but can be adapted to suit your school.

There are 6 power points and i will briefly explain what is in each one

lesson 1 - introduction to pointillism and George Seruat - key facts about him (birth/death/ famous for)
Introduces the pointillism technique and what it is.
Includes the painting la tour Eiffel as a reference
task - experimenting making marks using different brushes/ cotton buds and our little fingers

Lesson 2 - The colour wheel
recap of facts
includes painting of bathers at Asnieres and some info about it.
explains the colour wheel - primary and secondary colours
task - colour wheel sheet - mixing the colours to create the secondary colours

Lesson 3 - tints and tones
recap of facts
explains what a tone is and how we create it
Explains what a tint is and how we create it
task - children to have a go at creating tints and tones

Lesson 4 - colour mixing
recap of facts
includes the painting- the channel of Gravelines with some info about it
looks at how we can use colour mixing to create different tertiary colours
How powder paints cvan be thik or thin depnding on th amount of water you put in
task - children have some colours and they have to try and get as close to the colour as they can from mixing

Lesson 5 - shades using pastels
recap of facts
includes the painting - sunday on the island of la grande jatte and some info about it
How the shadows in the painting are the same colour just different shades
looking at the colour wheel and how this can be light or dark in contrast
How to create a shade of colour
how the pressure you put on a pastel can create a light or dark effect

Lesson 6 - creating own masterpiece
recap of key facts
Look back at the paintings we have covered
task - children to choose a painting to recreate using pointillism