Impressionist Painting

Day 1
Impressionism
What Is It???
Have you seen any impressionist paintings in a
gallery or in a book? What did you think of them?
Have you ever tried to make an
impressionist-inspired painting?
In the 19th century a
group of artists in
France, started to draw
and paint landscapes
and scenes of everyday
life but in the 19th
century most of the art
that was made in
Europe had much
grander subjects such
as battle scenes from
history, or stories from
ancient Greece and
Rome.
The impressionist artists
were not trying to paint a
realistic picture, but an
‘impression’ of what the
person, object or
landscape looked like to
them. They wanted to
capture the movement
and life of what they saw
and show it as if it is
happening before our
eyes.
They often painted
thickly and used quick
brush strokes such as
dots, dabs, and swirls.
Most of the paintings
before impressionism
have a much flatter,
neat surface and you
can't really see the
brushstrokes at all.
Before impressionism,
landscapes in art were
often imaginary, perfect
landscapes painted in
the studio. The
impressionists changed
all that. They painted
outdoors and ‘on the
spot’. As they were
outside, they looked at
how light and color
changed the scenes.
Famous Impressionist Artist include:
Edouard Manet
Eugene Boudin
Alfred Sisley
Edgar Degas
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Mary Cassatt
Camille Pissarro
Claude Monet
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ressionism/

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 What We Will
Do With This
Information
Research some realistic
landscapes showing good
lighting and vibrant color. Paste
them in a Google Doc you can
use for the rest of the project!
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Day 2
 Recap
● Learned about Impressionism
● Learned a few artist
● Learned a fun fact about Claude
Monet
● Picked some pictures
 What
❖ Break down our
should we paintings into
do today? sections
❖ Figure out our
colors
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Section off areas
of your painting
with light pencil
outlines depending
on the colors
present.

Think about the

different values
(tint and shades)
as well.
 NEXT
Write down the colors you need on a piece of paper including the tints and
shades.

Should only need 3 - 5 colors plus Black and White.

Get a paint palette, bring it to me with your color list, and I will fill your palette
with paint.

Use your palate to see what your colors will look like.
Start with the Middle column then add tints and shades
as needed in the painting
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Day 3-5
How do we get from this….
To this….
To this….
 How do we make our work
look like its an impressionist
painting?
Mark Making
★ Rapid,
spontaneous,
short, loose
brushstrokes
★ Dots, Swirls, Dabs
★ Don’t Blend
★ Layer On The
Colors
★ Have Fun With It!
 Start Painting
Focus on the background
first and work your way
to the foreground.

Each day layer on colors

you get it to your liking!!!!

We want to see the

likeness of your picture!

Don’t Blend
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Day 6
Continue
Working
Reflection
Complete the
reflection sheet
when your done
with your paining
to complete the
project.