Ruben Guimond Mount Royal University March 16, 2010

Michelle Lee EDUC 120 Clear!ater "cademy# $rade % boys

The Ripple Effect
&he Elements o' Com(osition# Line
Content
" line is de'ined as )a (oint movin$ throu$h s(ace*, !hich means lines su$$est
movement+ &hey can de'ine s(ace !ith de(th, sho! movement, create (atterns,
te,ture, or even shade+ &hey can also create a mood in a (iece o' art!or- by the !ay
the lines are dra!n .smooth, shar(, thic-, thin, strai$ht, croo-ed, etc+/

Goals# "ims01utcomes
1+ &o sho! ho! lines can create 'ocus on an ob2ect3 by creatin$ an outline, addin$
layers, and there'ore creatin$ de(th as !ell
2+ 4el( !ith the understandin$ that lines can create movement
5+ "ddin$ in (atterns that are created by lines
6+ "llo! students to e,(ress !hat they thin- re(resents them

1b2ectives
7tudents !ill#
1+ become a!are o' the movement o' a 8continuous line8, !here the (encil0'elt
should not leave the (a$e
2+ understand ho! usin$ layers and outlines can create 'ocus, de(th, and
movement by the 8ri((le e''ect8
5+ be a!are o' ho! thic-0thin lines create di''erent 'ocuses
6+ use their creativity in thin-in$ about various (atterns they can add to the (icture

Materials and "ids
9 scra( (a(er .'or (ractisin$ in (encil/
9 s-etchboo- (a(er .heavy enou$h !ei$ht that 'elt mar-er !ill not lea- throu$h to
stain the tables/
9 blac- 'elt (en0mar-er
9 (encil crayons or coloured 'elts
9 (ossibly (ictures o' animals 'or re'erence
9 a !hite0blac- board to demonstrate

:rocedures0Methods
Introduction
1+ &he 8ri((le e''ect8# as- the students !hat they recall 'rom !hen they dro(
somethin$ in !ater+ .;hat does the !ater loo- li-e !hen somethin$ is dro((ed in
still !ater< "re the ri((les closer to$ether at the site that it=s dro((ed< ;here
does it $et 'urther a(art</
2+ E,(lain the (iece o' !or- students !ill be doin$# creatin$ a 8ri((le e''ect8 throu$h
the use o' lines around an ob2ect, thou$h the ri((les do not al!ays have to be
circular .dra!in$ in 2D and havin$ artistic creativity, you can have some o' the
Ruben Guimond Mount Royal University March 16, 2010
Michelle Lee EDUC 120 Clear!ater "cademy# $rade % boys
ri((les $oin$ around shar( ed$es, thou$h havin$ rounder ed$es $ive it a more
8ri((le e''ect8/
5+ &ry to -ee( the (encil0mar-er on the (a$e, $ives a smoother line that adds to the
8ri((le e''ect8, hel(s !ith controllin$ hand9eye coordination
6+ "llo! them to start thin-in$ about somethin$ that re(resents them as an
individual .animal, symbol, hobby, s(ort, miscellaneous ob2ect, etc+/
Development
1+ 7ho! e,am(les o' this dra!in$ e''ect .durin$ introduction/
2+ Dra! e,am(les on the board !hile e,(lainin$ their (ractice e,ercise
Practice
1+ 4ave them dra! a uncontrolled sha(e .a blob/
2+ Create 8ri((les8# trace around the sha(e, add layers o' tracin$, allo! them to add
thic-er0thinner lines and s(aces
5+ >EE: ?& 7?M:LE 'or (ractice, it=s o-ay i' the outlines0tracin$s are (er'ect@@
6+ 4ave them dra! multi(le blobs and allo!in$ the 8ri((les8 to interact !ith each
other
A+ 4ave them brainstorm somethin$ that re(resents them .$ive some e,am(les,
animal re'erences</
Independent Practice
1+ 4ave students dra! somethin$ that re(resents !ho they are, try to -ee( the
outline sim(le, D1B=& "DD &11 MUC4 DE&"?L CE&
2+ 7tudents should try to not allo! their (encil0'elt to leave the (iece o' (a(er !hile
tracin$, (ractice controllin$ the hand .attention to detail/
5+ &ry e,(erimentin$ !ith addin$ more ob2ects and allo!in$ the ri((les to interact
!ith each other .'usin$ to$ether, overla((in$, one in 'ront o' the other, etc+/
6+ "'ter the ri((les are created, they are allo!ed to 'ill in the ri((les !ith colours or
(atterns .or both@/
?&=7 1>"C ?D ?&=7 B1& :ERDEC&@ ?' the ri((les are a little o'', that=s o-ay@ ?' there is
a little mess9u(, 2ust continue on 'ollo!in$ that line+
Checking for understanding
1+ Chec- 'or smooth lines, tracin$ around the ob2ect to create the e''ect, tryin$ not
to let the (encil0'elt leave the (a(er
2+ Understandin$ o' ho! the lines interact
5+ E,(erimentation !ith thic-0thin lines, not all s(aces bet!een the lines are e,actly
the same .creates more realistic ri((le e''ect/
Closure
1+ Give 10 minute and A minute !arnin$s 'or the end o' class
2+ :ut a!ay materials@
Ruben Guimond Mount Royal University March 16, 2010
Michelle Lee EDUC 120 Clear!ater "cademy# $rade % boys
Personal example (drawn b !ichelle "ee#