粉笔画蜡烛艺术创作
原文链接：https://thatartteacher.com/2022/12/01/chalk-pastel-candle-artwork/
日期： 2022-12-01
作者： Sierra Machado
分类： 粉笔画、长课时教案
标签： 美术教育、蜡烛主题艺术创作、蜡烛主题美术课、烛光主题艺术创意、粉笔画蜡烛艺术创作、粉笔画蜡烛课、粉笔画蜡烛教程、初学者粉笔画教程、分步粉笔画教程、精选内容、高中粉笔画课、如何用粉笔画调和色彩、如何表现烛光、如何用粉笔画绘制蜡烛、初中蜡烛主题课、初学者简易粉笔画创意、初学者软质粉笔画教程、分步软质粉笔画教程、那位美术老师、冬季主题美术课
烛光是艺术创作中一个极富魅力的主题。它营造出戏剧性与神秘感，其动态光影更蕴含着无限创意可能。我尤其喜爱使用粉笔画，因其价格低廉且极易调和。只要提前规划好应对粉尘的措施，粉笔画便非常适用于课堂教学。
本视频课程将全程演示完成这幅粉笔画蜡烛作品的全部步骤。它既适合知识复习，也能为学生提供直观的操作示范，并支持学生按自身节奏开展独立练习。
我们首先练习渐变调和。全班统一练习红、橙、黄、白四色渐变，帮助学生建立对调和概念的信心。随后，我请学生自选四组相近色系，分别创作四组新渐变，尝试明度由浅至深的变化及不同色彩组合。这一环节旨在让学生熟悉调和技巧、掌握有色纸的运用，以及控制粉笔画特有的“粉尘风暴”。同时，我也借此训练学生每节课后用抹布与清洁剂清理课桌的习惯。
完成渐变练习后，我们进入简易蜡烛主题创作练习。我准备了大量参考照片，涵盖多种色彩选择。此免费下载资源为无版权素材——所有图片均由我本人拍摄！欢迎在您的课堂或居家艺术创作中自由使用。
蜡烛参考图-免费下载！
每张背景图均包含至少3–4种色彩或明度层次，且仅含一支蜡烛。这是对学生最终作业要求的简化版，有助于他们在自行拍摄前理解光影关系。
我采用引导式绘画法，向学生示范如何绘制圆柱体，并使其呈现为正在融化的蜡烛形态。线下授课时，我喜欢借助Elmo实物投影仪进行演示；而本视频则供缺勤学生或需额外指导者观看。
学生进行练习创作期间，我们轮流为其最终作品拍摄照片。学生可任选一张任意颜色的卡纸作为底板，布置蜡烛并拍照，确保捕捉富有张力的光影与投影效果。部分学生会叠加多张卡纸以丰富色彩层次，也有学生自带装饰性蜡烛参与创作。
完成练习后，学生在最终使用的粉笔画纸上勾勒构图。我特别推荐Strathmore粉笔画纸——色彩鲜明饱满，学生能明显感受到所用纸张的高品质。学生先勾出蜡烛的基本外形，同时标出背景中因光线与阴影变化而产生的色彩过渡区域。由于此前已反复练习该技法，学生对此步骤信心十足。
若您希望采用更简化的油彩棒版本，请尝试以下课程：
油画棒蜡烛艺术课
我建议学生优先铺设背景色块。背景面积最大，此时粉笔粉尘也最为浓重。我们铺好废纸防护层，频繁洗手，并将画纸轻拍于废纸上以收集“粉笔粉尘堆”。我还提醒学生注意手指上残留的颜色（用于调和时）、棉签及其他可能意外沾染粉笔的表面。
最后，学生用白色及其他柔和色调细致调和蜡烛的细节。您可先对背景喷洒定画液，以防蹭花。我提醒学生留意双手与手臂在画纸上的位置，避免无意蹭污画面。多数学生参照我提供的LED蜡烛静物，但其火焰效果远不如真实蜡烛震撼——电池驱动的蜡烛无法呈现烛芯燃烧时那抹幽蓝火焰的神秘感。因此，我鼓励学生搜索网络上的真实火焰图片，以获取比静物照片中“烛芯”微光更丰富的视觉信息。理想状态下，他们应置身宁静暗室，直接观察写生。然而，我每堂课近四十名学生，教室里当然绝不会点燃任何火柴。
粉笔画材料清单
这两种材料都非常棒，我特别喜欢斯特拉斯莫尔（Strathmore）品牌的有色粉画纸或炭笔纸。布莱克（Blick）品牌也有一套极佳的粉笔画棒，我在课堂上已使用多年！这很能说明问题，因为我的六个班级每班学生近40人！
***本文包含我真心喜爱并实际用于课堂的推荐商品的联盟链接。若您通过这些链接购买商品，我可能获得佣金，且您无需额外付费。#副业 #公立学校教师薪资
美术史关联
我最钟爱的美术史关联作品是乔治·德·拉图尔（George de La Tour）的《忏悔的玛德琳》。这幅画蕴含大量象征意义，许多学生都能与其中的宗教内涵产生共鸣。德·拉图尔以包裹一切的幽暗背景衬托一簇烛火（但那烛光的倒影！）所构成的构图，是绝佳的课堂讨论切入点。它有助于学生理解：光线、对比度以及明暗的动态关系，如何在艺术作品中传递明确的视觉主张。
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436839
若您想聆听另一位大师级艺术家对此作的解读，不妨看看芭芭拉·厄尔·托马斯（Barbara Earl Thomas）讲述她为何钟爱乔治·德·拉图尔。这段分享能让我们一窥两位艺术家的思维世界。
我们每周开展素描本热身练习，内容依据费尔德曼（Feldman）艺术批评法，系统涵盖美术史、美术批评与美学。以下是我免费提供的模板，欢迎在您的课堂中直接使用。
《忏悔的玛德琳》下载
另一位善用烛光的艺术家是格哈德·里希特（Gerhard Richter）。他那些令人震惊的极简构图初看之下常令学生愕然，但越细观，越为其含蓄而克制的表现手法所折服。我对这位艺术家原本了解不多，但阅读越多，越觉着迷。此链接提供一段精彩视频，介绍他的部分母题及其在艺术史中的地位。
https://www.christies.com/features/gerhard-richter-kerze-candle-1778-3.aspx
以下是我为这位艺术家设计的免费素描本／课前任务／热身练习模板。
格哈德·里希特下载
粉笔画烛光主题创作完成作品
我始终惊叹于学生们在工艺水准与创意表达两方面所展现出的卓越能力。蜡烛看似简单寻常的主题，但其富于变化的光影效果，却能催生出优美而深思熟虑的构图，并为象征性表达提供丰富契机。
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Chalk Pastel Candle Artwork
Original: https://thatartteacher.com/2022/12/01/chalk-pastel-candle-artwork/
Date: 2022-12-01
Author: Sierra Machado
Categories: chalk pastel, long form lesson plan
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Candle light is a beautiful subject for an artwork. It creates drama, mystery and the dynamic lighting has so many opportunities for creativity. I love using chalk pastels because they are inexpensive and so darn easy to blend. As long as you have a plan for the mess, chalk pastels are great for the classroom.
This video lesson will walk you through all the steps to create this chalk pastel candle artwork. It is great for reviewing information, showing students visual steps and giving students independent work time at their own pace.
We start by practicing blending gradients. We all do red, orange, yellow and white as a class so students can gain confidence with the concept of blending. Then I ask students to pick their own sets of similar colors and create four more gradients experimenting with light to dark and color combinations. This allows students to get familiar with blending, using toned paper and how to control the dust storm of chalk pastels. I also use this time to train students on how to clean up their tables with a rag and cleaner after each class period.
After we practice blending gradients, we move on to simple candle practice artworks. I have a bunch of reference photos with a variety of colors to choose from. This free download is copyright free, I took all the pictures myself! Feel free to use it in your own classroom or creating art at home.
Candle-Reference-Pictures-free Download!
Each background includes at least 3-4 colors or values and just one candle. This is a simplification of what they will be expected to do for a grade, and helps them understand the lighting before they take their own pictures.
I do directed drawing showing them how to draw a cylinder and make it look like a candle that is melting. I like to do this using my Elmo document camera in person, but I post this video for absent students or those that need more help.
As they are working on their practice artworks, we take turns taking photographs for their final piece. Students pick one piece of construction paper in any color of their choice. They set up candles and take pictures making sure to capture dynamic light and shadow. Sometimes students use multiple papers to create more colors and some students bring in their own decorative candles.
Once students are finished with their practice, they sketch out their composition on their final pastel paper. I love the Strathmore pastel paper, the colors pop and students can tell they are using a quality paper. Students sketch the basic shape of their candle, but also where the light and shadow changes the colors in their background. Students feel more confident with this because they have practiced this technique before.
If you want a simplified lesson using oil pastels instead, try this!
Oil Pastel Candle Art Lesson
I recommend blocking in the colors in the background first. This is the largest surface area by far, and the chalk dust is at its highest level. We lay down scratch paper, frequently wash our hands, and tap our paper on more scratch paper to contain our “chalk dust piles”. I remind students to remember what color is on their finger if using them for blending, as well as Q-tips and any other surface that may get chalk on it unexpectedly.
Last, students use white and other subtle colors to blend the details of the candles. You can spray your backgrounds with spray fixative first to avoid smudging. I remind students to see where their hands and arms are laying on their papers so they don’t smudge unintentionally. Most students are looking at the LED candles I provided, but the flames are not as dramatic as a real candle. You just don’t get that wick burning blue flame mystery with a battery operated candle. I encourage students to Google flames so they have more information than the subtle glow of the “wick” from their still life photograph. In a perfect world, they would be sitting in a peaceful dark room drawing their still life from direct observation. I have almost forty students in every class, and we sure aren’t lighting any matches in here.
Chalk Pastel Materials
These are two great materials, I adore any Strathmore toned pastel or charcoal paper. Blickalso has a great set of chalk pastels that have lasted several years in my classroom. That is saying a lot, because I have close to 40 students in each of my six classes!
***This post contains affiliate links to products I truly love and use in my classroom. If you use these links to buy something I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. #sidehustle #publicschoolsalary
Art History Connections
My favorite art history connection is George de La Tour’s The Penitent Magdalen. There is so much symbolism in this painting and many students connect with the religious undertones. De La Tour’s composition of enveloping darkness with a single (but that reflection!) flame is a great conversation starter. It helps students understand how lighting, contrast and dynamic shadow and light create a statement in a work of art.
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436839
If you want to hear another master artist discuss this work, check out Barbar Earl Thomas describing why she loves George de La Tour. It is a great glimpse into two artists’ mindsets.
We do weekly sketchbook warm-ups that structure art history, criticism and aesthetics based on the Feldman’s Method of Art Criticism. Here is my free template, feel free to use this in your classroom.
The-Penitent-MagdalenDownload
Another artist that used candle light is Gerhard Richter. His shockingly simple compositions always shock students at first glance, but the more you look the more his subtle and restrained approach impresses. I did not know much about this artist, but the more I read the more I was intrigued. This link has a great video describing some of his motifs and his place in history.
https://www.christies.com/features/gerhard-richter-kerze-candle-1778-3.aspx
Here is my free sketchbook/bellwork/warm-up template for this artist.
Gerhard-RichterDownload
Chalk Pastel Candle Artwork Finished Pieces
I am always so impressed with students’ abilities to create art that has excellent craftsmanship and creativity. Candles may seem like a simple subject matter, but dynamic lighting lends itself to beautiful and thoughtful compositions with opportunities for symbolism.
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