Zentangle Project

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Project Description



Project Description:
Zentangle calms the mind. It helps reduce stress and improve focus. This is relaxing turns drawing simple patterns into artistic design. The Zentangle art form and method was founded by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas. It can be done anywhere and no artistic talent is needed. The students will be learning to create fascinating designs using this fun and easy method.

LearningTargets:
The student will:
- Be able to create a piece of artwork using the elements of art, line shape, color (black & white) value, texture and space (creativity & critical thinking).
- Be able to create a unified piece of artwork using the principles of design; specifically, pattern, repetition, rhythm, movement and variety. - Recognize, compare and use different media to create their artwork.
- Develop a respect and appreciation for the artwork of artists, including classmates' art.
- Recognize and compare differences in other students work and learn to appreciate other perspective
- Create representational and abstract art.
- Learn to create proper shading and blending.
- Communicate thoughts, feelings and experiences to others through art.


Enduring Understandings:
6th Grade students will develop designs, while working with positive negative space. The students will be focusing specifically on the idea of line and how it is used to create artwork.

Essential Questions:
What is zentangle?
Who invented this style of art?
What is positive and negative space?
What are the elements and principles of design are being used?

Rubric:
Rubrics have become popular with teachers as a means of communicating expectations for an assignment, providing focused feedback on works in progress, and grading final products. A rubric is a document that articulates the expectations for an assignment by listing the criteria, or what counts, and describing levels of quality from excellent to poor.

Rubrics are often used to grade student work but they can serve another, more important, role as well: Rubrics can teach as well as evaluate. When used as part of a formative, student-centered approach to assessment, rubrics have the potential to help students develop understanding and skill, as well as make dependable judgments about the quality of their own work. Students should be able to use rubrics in many of the same ways that teachers use them—to clarify the standards for a quality performance, and to guide ongoing feedback about progress toward those standards.

The rubric for the zentangle project can be viewed, downloaded and printed below. Enjoy






Learning Objectives



Observational Skills:
  • Develop the ability to closely observe and analyze the details of a pencil and its various components.

    • Drawing Techniques:
  • Practice fundamental drawing techniques such as contour lines, cross-hatching, shading, and blending to accurately represent the pencil.

    • Proportions and Scale:
  • Understand the principles of proportion and scale by accurately reproducing the dimensions of the pencil, eraser, and other elements in the composition.

    • Value and Tone:
  • Learn to identify and replicate a range of values, from light to dark, to render the three-dimensional form of the pencil and its components.

    • Composition:
  • Explore compositional principles to arrange the pencil and other elements in a visually appealing and balanced composition.

    • Depth and Perspective:
  • Learn techniques to create the illusion of depth in the drawing.




    • Rubric

    Rubric:
    Rubrics have become popular with teachers as a means of communicating expectations for an assignment, providing focused feedback on works in progress, and grading final products. A rubric is a document that articulates the expectations for an assignment by listing the criteria, or what counts, and describing levels of quality from excellent to poor.

    The rubric for the zentangle project can be viewed, downloaded and printed below. Enjoy




    Element of Art



    Line:
    An element of art defined by a point moving in space. Line may be two-or three-dimensional, descriptive, implied, or abstract.






    Artist : Rick Roberts & Maria Thomas

    Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas are the creators of a worldwide phenomenon called "Zentangle". They created this new and unique art form just thirteen years ago in Central Massachusetts. They designed a system for drawing intricate patterns that anyone can learn and produce. This method is being taught all around the world and is more then just a hobby. It's being taught in schools, both primary, high school and college. Hospitals are using this method to aid people in recovering from physical and psychiatric health issues.






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    Zentangle Comments






    Lorelai N.
    Zentangle
    This project was my favorite one to do. I loved doing all of the different patterns on just one project. This project has also introduced me to many different designs that I never would have even thought of. Lastly, it has also taught me to use my imagination, and that even if you make a mistake it can turn into a beautiful thing in the end. Overall, Zentangle was my favorite project.
    Addyson L.
    Compare Zentangle and OP Art
    Comparing the Zentangle and OP Art is hard because they were both very cool. The Zentangle was colorless and calming. The OP Art was the complete opposite it was colorful and stressful at times. They both dealt with color because the zentangle had light and dark so you had to strategically place the dark patterns and the light patterns and the op art you had to make sure that the shading was correct and that you alternated colors. The concludes my comparison of Op art and zentangle.
    Mckayla G
    Zentangle
    This was my least favorite project even though it was pretty cool.  The zentangle examples were hard to copy so I had to think of simpler ones to do.
    Liam S.
    Zentangle
    I think the Zentangle and OP Art are alike because they are both like optical illusions. They both used the element of line and shape. They are different because Zentangle didn't use any color but OP Art did. OP Art used the element of color and value but Zentangle used the element of space.
    Reilee L
    Zentangle Art
    My favorite project was the zentangle Art. It taught me many good things. It taught me that a simple mistake can turn into an amazing thing. It also taught me that many different patterns can be look amazing all together. It was also a very fun and relaxing project to do, especially after state testing.