Value & Depth of Space - Grant Wood

Thank you to Mrs. Knight for a great tutorial on this colorful fall project. The third graders had fun and the final piece is totally frame worthy. I've listed some basic notes about the information I shared with my kiddos and most importantly plenty of photos....

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We’re going to learn tricks to creating the illusion of depth of space

Play 4 minute video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=Ompo4xG6m8g

Value: Element of art associated with the darkness or lightness of a color

The following is an example of a piece of artwork that shows different values of one color that help give the illusion of space:

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e3/e6/06/e3e60657a5053db42884918420b41b3a.jpg

Spotlight Artist:

Grant Wood

Born in 1891 in Iowa

His painting American Gothic is one of America’s most famous paintings.

American Gothic: