Teacher: Nathan Majoros
Grade Level: Middle School
Title: Silhouette Self
Brief History and Background:
“A silhouette is a view of an object or scene consisting of the outline and a featureless interior, with the silhouetted object usually being black. The term was initially applied in the 18th century to portraits or other pictorial representations cut from thin black card (“Silhouettes,” 2009).”
Standards:
9.1.8.J. - Incorporate specific uses of traditional and contemporary technologies within the design for producing, performing, and exhibiting works in the arts or the works of others.
9.1.8.D. - Demonstrate and maintain materials, equipment, and tools safely at works spaces.
Nets 5B - Exhibit a positive attitude towards the using technology that collaboration, learning, and productivity.
Nets 6B -Select and use applications effectively and productively.
Goal: Students will create a Silhouette
Objectives:
Students will learn the history of silhouettes.
Students will develop fine cutting skills.
Students will develop their incorporation of technology.
Resource Materials/Visual Aides:
-Exemplar
-Examples of traditional silhouettes
-18th Century silhouette portraiture
-Examples of contemporary use of silhouettes
-Kara Walker, iPod Advertisement
Supplies/Materials:
-black & white paper
-tape
-scissors
-exacto knives
-glue
-computer
-printer
-software
-sharpie
Teacher Preparation:
Introduce students to silhouettes. Have them develop ideas of what represents them as a person (hair, clothes, hobbies, etc.). Have the students take a digital self-portrait, which includes their ideas of how they are represented. Remind the students to think about silhouettes, and how to represent something using the shape of it. Require the students to have a digital file with them when ready to start the lesson.
Teaching
Introduction:
“A silhouette is a view of an object or scene consisting of the outline and a featureless interior, with the silhouetted object usually being black. The term was initially applied in the 18th century to portraits or other pictorial representations cut from thin black card (“Silhouettes,” 2009).”
Today we will create our own self-portrait silhouette. Let’s think about what defines us what shapes us. By “shapes us”, I mean the outline of our form, and what makes us who we are. Using a digital photo self-portrait, we will recreate a traditional silhouette.
Directions:
- Open self-portraits file in photoshop.
- Convert self-portraits into black and white images.
- Manipulate image using contrast, brightness, sharpness, etc.
- Print self-portraits onto a letter sized paper.
- Tape self-portraits to black paper
- Cut the shape of the self-portrait through the printed image onto the black paper.
- Glue the positive shape of the black paper onto the white paper.
- (Optional) Draw or cut silhouettes of additional items to add to your piece
- Scan the self-portrait for display on school blog.
Critique: On the third sessions, have a dialogue about what shapes people, and how shape affects silhouette.
Time Budget:
Session One
10 minutes – Introduction
30 minutes – Photoshop/Print
5 minutes – Discussion
Session Two
5 minutes - Reintroduction
15 minutes – Cutting and gluing
15 minutes – Drawing on top of image (Optional)
10 minutes – Scan image
Vocabulary:
Silhouette
Portraiture
Negative/Postive Space
Shape
Contrast
Scan
Blog
Safety Concerns: Students will be using sharp tools.
Bibliography/References:
Silhouettes. Wikipedia. Retrieved (2009, October 18) from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silhouettes
Art:21 - Kara Walker
http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/walker/index.html
The Mysterious Explorations of Jasper Morello
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsAhX42pMRg&feature=related
Slash: Paper Under the Knife
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