High School

Artwork by Lilac L., grade ten.

The Essential Question
How do artworks convey meaning?

Objective
Students will apply and demonstrate their understanding of positive and negative space through mark making.

Materials
9 x 6" (23 x 15 cm) scratch art paper, scratch art tool, paper, pencils, erasers, sketchbooks, 9 x 6" drawing paper

Procedures

1. Ask students to reimagine a world of wonderment through the act of daydreaming. What will they include in this surreal environment?
2. Students create several preliminary sketches based on memories or thoughts.
3. Students choose a final sketch to draw on 9 x 6" drawing paper. After their drawings are complete, students transfer their drawing onto 9 x 6" scratch art paper.
4. Students use a scratch art tool and identify the negative space in their composition. Students add textures and other details to their final drawing.

Frank Juárez is an art teacher at Sheboygan North High School in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.