learning objectives: 

students will identify components of simple landscape or seascape paintings and use basic drawing rules to complete their own land or seascape art.

 

vocabulary:

• atmospheric perspective: effect of air and light on how an object is perceived by the viewer.  the more air between the viewer and the object, the more the object seems to fade. a bright object seems closer to the viewer than a dull object.

 

• background: part of the picture plane that seems to be farthest from the viewer.

 

• foreground: part of the picture plane that appears closest to the viewer.  the foreground is usually at the bottom of the picture.

 

• horizon: point at which earth and sky seem to meet.

 

• landscape: painting or drawing in which natural land scenery, such as mountains, trees, rivers, or lakes, is the main feature.

 

• middle ground: area in a picture between the foreground and the background.

 

• perspective: a graphic system that creates the illusion of depth and volume on a two-       dimensional surface. perspective is created by overlapping, size variations, placement, detail, color, and converging lines.

 

• seascape: painting or drawing in which the sea is the subject.

 

procedure:

1.  look at several examples of seascape paintings.

 

2. practice paintings: choppy waves with no beach, calm waves with foam on the sand

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3.  choose multiple photographs of a landscape to work from, preferably ones you’ve taken yourself.  photos should be similar in colors/seascapes so you can easily blend them together

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4.  do several sketches, editing the photo as necessary for your composition.

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5.  once you have a strong idea and good composition, enlarge onto watercolor paper. 

 

6.  be sure to trace using a light pencil and avoid heavy erasing.

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7.  use acrylic paints and any techniques practiced in the creation of your seascape.

 

 

materials:

• photographs of seascapes

• 12”x 18” watercolor paper

• acrylic paints