Cultural Zodiac Story Drawing

Drawing 2 – Ms. Zumbo

 Standard: Connect VA11.1: I can describe
how knowledge of culture, traditions, and
The Essentials history may influence personal responses to
art.
Essential Question: How does art help us
understand the lives of people of different
times, places and cultures?
Learning Target:
• I can: investigate cultural zodiac history
to develop a drawing using variety in
media and imagery.
• To be able to do this I must learn and
understand: zodiacs across cultures are
different from each other.
• I will show that I can do this by: creating
a work of art using two materials that
combine two different cultural zodiacs
to show my identity.
 Notes-Vocab

Define each vocabulary word in

your own words.
• Emphasis:
• Variety:
• Balance:
• Communicate:
• Cultural Traditions:
 Project Criteria
• You will be emphasizing key elements from
your zodiac research.
• You will use a variety of colors to show
repetition.
• You will choose the type of balance to
incorporate into your piece.
• Your art will communicate a visual story
about your zodiac.
• You will use a variety of zodiac cultures in
your art.
• Make unique connections.
• How can you take your research and
explore a unique perspective?
• Avoid research that only shows traditional
zodiac art.
• This is meant to be a complex
compositional drawing that combines two
different materials.
• Prisma markers
• Prisma colored pencil
List of cultures
Day 1: Research your zodiac in two different cultures.
Take these two cultural zodiacs to make a work of art from the evidence found.
your zodiac in two different cultures.
What do these two cultures believe for your zodiac?
Analysis: Take two ideas from
Chinese: Dog, Red each cultural zodiac
Zodiac: Twin, Communication and combine them
Day 2: Planning in your
Sketchbook
• Put your photo refences and zodiac
charts in your Sketchbook.
• Plan your materials and color scheme.
• Experiment with how they work with
each other.
• Create multiple sketches that explore
your themes.
Day 3: New Material
Exploration
• You will begin learning how to use
alcohol markers.
• Prismacolored markers are
expensive and are amazing!
Workdays!
You will need special paper when using
Prismacolor markers.
• I can begin working on my project by
sketching and planning my project in
pencil.
• I will check and make sure I met all the
project criteria.
• I will choose two mediums off the list
and combine them as I see fit.
• DONT FORGET TO DO MID-PROJECT
CRITIQUE!
GVC Question Complete on Canvas
• How did you use different cultures, times or places to make a work of
art that helps us understand your life?
Things to think about to answer this question.
• You need to look at your research and explain the 2 cultures you chose and
why.
• Where do the cultures come from, what place.
• What is the time period.
• How is this connecting to you; you can talk about the colors, your personality,
your likes and dislikes that emphasize and communicate a story about YOU.
• Style you chose with what materials
• Use vocab: Balance, emphasis, culture, communicate, variety.
• Minimum 5 sentences.