6th Grade Art: Roman Coin and Classical art folder evaluation

1. » Last class: Finish shading- portrait, background
and the frame.
» Today:
˃ Fill out evaluation.
˃ Turn in Classical folder including:
+ Roman Coin,
+ Evaluation
+ Portrait/Shading practice
+ Attributes sheet (pink)
+ Vocab sheet (blue)
+ Symmetry monster.
Vocabulary
Sheet
Attributes
sheet
Roman
Coin
Evaluation
Folder

2. Your coin should have:
1. A self portrait with
correct proportions and
details to make it look
like YOU.
2. A patterned border
inspired by Classical
patterns.
3. An “Ancient Rome”
background
4. Shading on the portrait,
and background with an
accurate light source
5. Shading on the border to
create a sense of “color”
(3+ values of gray.)
Optional:
1. Add more patterns and shade them.
2. Add a little neutral colored pencil (White and
black/dark brown) to emphasize the shadows
and highlights.

3. » Write in complete sentences.
» Clearly show your understanding of each topic.

5. Analyze: to study
(something) closely and
carefully : to learn the nature
and relationship of the parts of
(something) by a close and
careful examination
Some possible ideas:
1. Where is the light source?
2. How are values used to
create a sense of shadow
and light?
3. How are values used to
create a sense of 3D?
4. How are different values
used in different parts of the
artwork?
5. How are the values created?

6. Does NOT show understanding Shows understanding
» I used value in my
artwork. I used it a lot
and thought about
how to create values.
» Values are the lightness
and darkness of a color.
In my artwork I used a
lighter tints and darker
shades of gray. For the
portrait and the
background I used these
values to give a sense of
shadow and highlight. For
the frame I used values of
gray to give a sense of
color.

7. Analyze: to study
(something) closely and
carefully : to learn the nature
and relationship of the parts of
(something) by a close and
careful examination
Some possible ideas:
1. Where is the light source?
2. How are values used to
create a sense of shadow
and light?
3. How are values used to
create a sense of 3D?
4. How are different values
used in different parts of the
artwork?
5. How are the values created?

9. » Analyze: to study
(something) closely and
carefully : to learn the nature
and relationship of the parts
of (something) by a close and
careful examination
» Some possible ideas:
» 1. What part of the artwork
would a viewer notice first?
» 2. How does the artist draw
the viewers attention to this?

10. Does NOT show understanding Shows understanding
» There is emphasis in
this artwork and I like
the way it turned out.
» My self-portrait is
emphasized in this
artwork because it is the
main focal point.
Attention is drawn to the
portrait by being placed
in the center and being
the largest object in the
artwork. It is also circled
by the frame which
focuses attention on it.

11. » Analyze: to study
(something) closely and
carefully : to learn the nature
and relationship of the parts
of (something) by a close and
careful examination
» Some possible ideas:
» 1. What part of the artwork
would a viewer notice first?
» 2. How does the artist draw
the viewers attention to this?

13. CLASSICAL ART STYLE CHARACTERISTICS:
» Life-like quality/ sense of movement in
figure artworks.
» Idealized- emphasis on harmony and
beauty.
» Human centered.
» Greek figures/portraits often idealized.
Roman figures/portraits are more
realistic
» Not tied to rigid style rules.
» Scale of people/animals is based on real
appearance
» Images of Ancient Greek/Roman life
and/or the Classical gods/goddesses.
» Use of organic and geometric patterns.
» Use of Doric, Ionic and Corinthian
columns in architecture.
» Roman Architecture Developments:
Concrete Domes, Keystone arches and
use of concrete and brick construction
» Analyze: to study (something)
closely and carefully : to learn the
nature and relationship of the
parts of (something) by a close
and careful examination
» Some possible ideas:
» 1. What makes this artwork look
similar to Classical Art?
» 2. How was your focus, when
creating your self-portrait, similar
to the focus of an Ancient Roman
artist?
» 3. How did you create a sense of
harmony and how is this similar to
Classical art?
» 4. How did you use “scale” in your
artwork and how is this similar to
Classical art?

14. Does NOT show understanding Shows understanding
» This artwork looks
kind of like a Classical
artwork.
» I focused on capturing a
life-like and realistic
quality to the portrait,
similar to the realism of
the Roman portraits. I
worked carefully with
accurate proportions of
the human face. I also
used several geometric
patterns inspired by
patterns in a Roman floor
mosaic.

15. CLASSICAL ART STYLE CHARACTERISTICS:
» Life-like quality/ sense of movement in
figure artworks.
» Idealized- emphasis on harmony and
beauty.
» Human centered.
» Greek figures/portraits often idealized.
Roman figures/portraits are more
realistic
» Not tied to rigid style rules.
» Scale of people/animals is based on real
appearance
» Images of Ancient Greek/Roman life
and/or the Classical gods/goddesses.
» Use of organic and geometric patterns.
» Use of Doric, Ionic and Corinthian
columns in architecture.
» Roman Architecture Developments:
Concrete Domes, Keystone arches and
use of concrete and brick construction
» Analyze: to study (something)
closely and carefully : to learn the
nature and relationship of the
parts of (something) by a close
and careful examination
» Some possible ideas:
» 1. What makes this artwork look
similar to Classical Art?
» 2. How was your focus, when
creating your self-portrait, similar
to the focus of an Ancient Roman
artist?
» 3. How did you create a sense of
harmony and how is this similar to
Classical art?
» 4. How did you use “scale” in your
artwork and how is this similar to
Classical art?

17. » What materials and
tools did you use?
» HOW did you use
them? (What
techniques did you
use to create this
artwork?)

18. Does NOT show understanding Shows understanding
» Pencil, paper, eraser,
blending stump.
» To get accurate proportions, I
started out with basic guidelines
for the head shape and location of
the eyes, nose and mouth. Once I
had everything in the correct
place, I erased the guidelines. I
then created shading by varying
the pressure on the pencil and
changing the way I held my pencil.
This allowed me to create a
variety of values. I used the
blending stump to give a more
realistic even sense to the shading
by smoothing out the pencil lines.

19. » What materials and
tools did you use?
» HOW did you use
them? (What
techniques did you
use to create this
artwork?)

20. Craftsmanship: Worked
carefully and thoughtfully
Planning: Portrait and
shading practice
Drawing: Correct
proportions and details.
Patterned frame and
background inspired by
Rome.
Shading: Well thought out
and skillfully applied.

21. Background: Show off your knowledge of Ancient Rome!
Make a list of everything you are turning in.
Do you have everything?
Folder:
+ Roman Coin,
+ Evaluation
+ Portrait/Shading practice
+ Attributes sheet (pink)
+ Vocab sheet (blue)
+ Symmetry monster.
Revision: What is one thing you changed/improved to make this folder a better
presentation?
Did you:
Finish something?
Write more?
Write more neatly?
Proof-read?
Organize?
Improve/ change your artwork?
Ask someone else’s opinion on improvements?
Vocabulary
Sheet
Attributes
sheet
Roman
Coin
Evaluation
Folder