Visual Art by Kelly Lucarelli

Elements & Principles Motifs

Illustration, Drawing, Icon Design

Art 1 students investigated the elements and principles of design through class discussions about a variety of artworks. After defining the elements and principles on acetate, they taped it to chipboard as an overlay and then illustrated each one on the chipboard, using an object of their choice. Next, students sketched thumbnails to determine strong compositions which included two elements and two principles. The final design was sketched onto brown kraft paper and outlined in Sharpie. Students will finish their artworks by applying white highlights with tempera paint, color with Sharpies, and then add value and texture with Prismacolors. They will focus on utilizing design lines; rather than sketching, craftsmanship; incorporating elements and principles; and composition. I co-taught this learning segment with my mentor teacher, Kimberly Grant.

Student defined the elements and principles of design.
Student illustrated each element and principle with the object.
Student practiced creating compositions with thumbnails.
Student practiced drawing the final composition in a larger scale.
Student drew the final composition and added marker.
The final artwork incorporated two elements and two principles using permanent markers, color pencils, and white tempera paint.

Additional final artworks below:
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