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Experiment with visual arts conventions and techniques, including exploration of techniques used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander artists, to represent a theme, concept or idea in their artwork.
Develop planning skills for art-making by exploring techniques and processes used by different artists.
Develop ways to enhance their intentions as artists through exploration of how artists use materials, techniques, technologies and
processes.
• Students will build on their knowledge and understanding of line, tone and colour theory
• Explore the influences of line, tone and colour in Aboriginal art, ancient and contemporary
ASSESSMENT CONDITIONS :
The worksheet will be completed individually and will be worked on over a series of lessons in conjunction to the study of ancient
and contemporary Aboriginal art. The study of line, tone and colour will enable students to analyse other artists’ work to then create
their own.
TASK DIRECTIONS:
INTRODUCTION TO ART THROUGH LINE, TONE AND COLOUR AND THE STUDY OF ABORIGINAL ART
1. DISCUSSION
2. LINE, TONE AND COLOUR THEORY
3. DRAWINGS
4. POWERPOINT PRESENTATION OF VARIOUS ABORIGINAL ARTWORKS
5. AERIAL ARTWORK
6. PAINTING AND MIXING TECHNIQUES
7. INDIVIDUAL AERIAL ARTWORK REFLECTING ‘COUNTRY’
Student can apply their understanding of line, tone and colour to analyse and understand ancient and contemporary Aboriginal artworks.
Using students’ understanding of what ‘country’ means to Aboriginal people, students are to create their own aerial artwork that reflects their
personal meaning of country.
Comprehensively and thoroughly Student can apply their understanding of line, tone and colour to create a highly refined aerial painting
that clearly displays what ‘country’ means to them. Clear understanding of line and colour will be evident through the chosen marks and
colours used to distinguish an area of Australia that has a connection to them.
Overall Grade:
Level of Achievement
A B C D E
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What is line?
Definition: A Line is a mark made that is one-dimensional and can vary in width, direction
and length. A line can be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, straight or curved. In art, a line can
control a viewer’s eye, create tone or movement.
Workbook Activity 1
1. Using the examples below, recreate the lines from light to dark in the given squares
Cross Hatching
Light Dark
Hatching
Light Dark
Scribbles
Light Dark
Zig Zag
Light Dark
Circles
Light Dark
Light Dark
Workbook Activity 2
1. Draw the lines displayed below (under your lines) and label what you think they are
called
Your lines
What is Tone?
Definition: Tone refers to a scale of lightness to darkness. Tone varies from the bright
white of a light source through the tonal scale of Greys to shades the deepest black
shadows. Tone can be affected by colour, texture, background and lighting as well as give
emotion to the artwork.
Workbook Activity 1
2. Using a pencil, fill in the tonal scale bellow staying in the lines
Tonal Scale
White Black
Workbook Activity 2
1. Using the pen and ink technique sheet on the previous page, practice using all line
techniques in each of the bottles
2. Focus on creating tone, highlighting lighter and darker areas of the bottle
3. Label each technique under the bottle
What is Rendering?
Definition: Rendering in Visual Arts refers to the process of adding colour, shading and
texturing of an image. Rendering is the process of accurately reproducing light and dark
areas on and image or object.
Workbook Activity 3
1. Render the below geometric shapes with a 2B pencil following the same light
direction on a separate piece of paper
What is Colour?
Definition: Colour is the element of art that is produced when light, striking an object, is
reflected back to the eye. There are 3 properties to colour
1. First is hue, which is the name given to colour (red, yellow, blue, green. Etc)
2. The second property is intensity, referring to the strength and vividness of the colour,
eg a blue may be a ‘royal’ blue (bright, rich, vibrant) or ‘dull’ (greyed)
3. The third is the property of colour and its value, meaning its lightness or darkness.
The terms shade and tint are also referenced in this
Artist in focus: Mark Rothko
Workbook Activity 1
PRIMARY COLOUR
SECONDARY COLOUR
COMPLIMENTARY COLOUR
HUE
MONCHROMATIC
TONE
TINT
PSYCHEDELIC
Workbook Activity 2
1. Carefully complete the colour wheel
2. To do this, keep the pages clean, paint in the lines and use an even flat opaque
colour