Utah National Park Landscape
Identify 6 of the National Parks found in Utah and discuss different rock formations and how erosion might have caused them.
Resources
- Photos of 6 Utah National Parks
- 80# White Paper
- Pencils
- Tempera Cakes
- Water
- Mixing Palettes
- Paint Brushes
- Black Sharpie Marker
Fine Art Standards
- OBJECTIVE 2 Create works of art using the elements and principles.
- a. Draw the base of a distant object higher up on the drawing page than the bases of objects that are meant to be in the foreground.
Integrated Standards
- STANDARD 1 Students will understand the relationship between the physical geography in Utah and human life.
- OBJECTIVE 1 Classify major physical geographic attributes of Utah.
Objectives
- Students will start landscape using three lines, background, middle ground, and foreground.
- Students will mix every color used to create a more natural look .
- Students will paint everything, there are no white spaces
- Students will create the illusion of depth by including details in front, more cool colors in the background, and overlapping.
- Students will learn how to use and mix tempera paints
- Students will use textures in some places to add visual interest
- Students will be able to identify and name all 6 national parks found in Utah
- Students will participate in class discussion about types of rock formations and weathering and erosion.