印度墨水鸟巢艺术创作
原文链接：https://thatartteacher.com/2023/10/03/india-ink-nest-artwork/
日期： 2023年10月3日
作者： Sierra Machado
分类： 长篇教案
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印度墨水是我学生最喜爱的绘画媒介之一。它能创作出鲜明有力的艺术作品，而其多样的绘画方式、线条表现与墨点飞溅效果，更让学生乐于尝试与探索。不妨试试这个印度墨水鸟巢艺术创作项目，它将引导学生探索明度、对比、构图与象征意义。
如果你像我一样注意力持续时间较短，这段38秒的视频将为你快速呈现该技法要点：
观察性练习
在公立学校教学中，我遇到的一大挑战是为学生提供直接观察写生的机会。他们早已习惯凭想象作画，或依据照片绘制；而面对实物写生则常感畏难。教室空间有限，许多写生对象我们无法获取，但这些鸟巢价格低廉、经久耐用，既适合开展观察性学习，也便于引发关于象征与隐喻的深入思考。
以下是我最钟爱的几款印度墨水材料。第一种价格较低，非常适合人数较多的基础美术课（如美术I或美术II）；第二种品质略优、价格稍高，更适合人数较少的AP或IB课程。
印度墨水鸟巢艺术创作材料
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本单元起始阶段，我们完全聚焦于观察性素描：要求学生精准捕捉所见之物，并着重训练明度表现。我的学生此前已有素描与墨水绘画经验，因此本项技能是在美术I与美术II课程基础上的进阶训练。若您所教学生年龄较小或经验尚浅，则只需安排若干次明度色阶练习及纯观察导向的缩略草图即可。
印度墨水明度练习
完成铅笔素描后，我们转入墨水绘制环节。尽管去年美术II课中已接触过墨水，我仍假定所有学生从未使用过墨水——毕竟我对去年教学的记忆已十分模糊，因此每年第一学期我都会为AP班学生重新讲授基础技法。
我执教AP课程第一年曾犯下的一个错误，就是认为学生“之前已学过”，理应掌握所需技能。这就像演奏乐器：若不反复练习音阶、不认真排练曲目，绝不可能登台演出。无论学生处于何种水平，素描与技法练习始终是根本。
此时，您便可指导学生创作精美的观察性鸟巢绘画。这类作品往往令人惊艳，亦非常适合作为作品集素材。我希望在提升学生技法的同时也拓展其观念表达，因此在完成基础练习后，我们开始探讨核心问题：“什么是鸟巢？”
本视频 将为您演示如何运用印度墨水、画笔与竹签，由浅至深逐层叠加明度。
我在备课时常采用引导式提问法，这有助于增强学生对最终成果的自主掌控感。本课是我面向AP学生的首堂或第二堂课，旨在为其后续探究学习奠定方向。学生将在持续性探究中自行提出引导性问题，但许多人对此毫无头绪。因此，搭建“以探究为根基进行艺术创作”的脚手架，是至关重要的一步——多数学生此前从未尝试过自主设计探究课题。
思维导图
我们首先写下问题“什么是鸟巢？”，共同完成思维导图。这是AP课程中会反复使用的策略，我习惯先带领全班一起实践，帮助学生熟悉这一方法。我请学生查阅词典定义，再从中选择一个自己最有共鸣的定义，或自行拟定定义。
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随后，学生围绕“对比”“明度”与“构图”，结合自身对“鸟巢”的理解，绘制最终作品的缩略草图。部分学生选用铅笔而非墨水，还有一位学生采用了混合媒介拼贴技法。
真正的趣味此刻才真正开启。我惊喜于学生在此创作中所展现的个人化表达与思想深度——他们的作品充满怀旧感、令人战栗、饱含温情，又不乏幽默。整个创作过程每一天都令我愉悦。
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India Ink Nest Artwork
Original: https://thatartteacher.com/2023/10/03/india-ink-nest-artwork/
Date: 2023-10-03
Author: Sierra Machado
Categories: long form lesson plan
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India ink is one of my students’ favorite media. It creates bold artworks and the variety of painting, line work and ink splatter are so much fun to experiment with. Try out this india ink nest artwork that explores value, contrast, composition and symbolism.
If you have a short attention span like me, this video will give you 38 second snapshot of the technique:
Observational Studies
One of the challenges I find teaching in a public school setting is providing experiences for students to create from direct observation. They are so accustomed to drawing what’s in their head, or from photographs, and drawing from life can be daunting. There are many subjects we don’t have access to inside the walls of a classroom, but these nests are inexpensive and long lasting. They are fun to study observationally and even more fun to think about symbolism and metaphor.
These are some of my favorite india ink materials. There is a less expensive option that is great for large classes like Art I or II. The second option are both a little nicer and little more expensive, great for a smaller AP or IB course.
India Ink Nest Artwork Materials
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We started this unit focusing exclusively on observational drawing. They were instructed to capture what they see accurately and focus on values. My students have experience with drawing and ink, so this was a scaffolded skill from their Art I and Art II classes. If your students are younger or less experienced, all they need is some guided practice creating value scales and several thumbnail sketches based on pure observation.
India Ink Value Studies
Once we did sketches in graphite, we moved on to ink. Although we did ink last year together in Art II, I pretended none of them had ever touched ink. I know my memory from last year is spotty at best, so I always re-teach basic skills to my AP students during the first semester.
One of my mistakes my first year teaching AP was that my students “already did that” so they had the skills needed. Much like playing a musical instrument, you would never jump on stage for a performance without practicing scales and rehearsing your part. Sketches and technique studies are fundamental no matter what level your students are at.
At this point, you can have your students create beautiful observational nest paintings. They always turn out stunning and make excellent portfolio pieces. I wanted to push my students’ concepts as well as their technique, so once we finished our studies we began to explore the question “what is a nest?”.
This video walks you through how to layer value from light to dark using india ink, paint brushes and a bamboo skewer.
I like to use guided questions when planning lessons because it allows students to have more ownership of their outcomes. This is a great first or second lesson with my AP students to help guide their inquiry moving forward. They will be creating their own guided questions through their sustained investigation, but many of them have no idea how to start. Scaffolding how to base art on an inquiry is an important step. Most students have little experience designing their own investigation.
Mind Mapping
We started by writing the question “What is a nest?” and did mind-mapping together. This is a strategy we will come back to often in AP, and I like to structure doing it together first so they get comfortable with the concept. I had them look up definitions and then pick one, or create their own, that they felt most connected to.
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Students then created thumbnail sketches of their final compositions focusing on contrast, value and composition and exploring their own ideas of nests. Several of my students used graphite instead of ink, and one did a mixed media collage technique.
This was where the fun really started. I was so happy with how personal and deep they got with this artwork. Their artworks were nostalgic, chilling, sentimental and funny. I enjoyed every day of this artwork.
Finished India Ink Nest Artwork
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