Worm's Eye View On Fall!

Oct 17, 2015

1 min read

This was a quick 3rd grade lesson about the different points of view that we as artists can decide to use when creating our artwork. Much like the different points of view an author can use in a story, deciding how we guide a viewer in looking at the elements of our artwork can be as important as the actual objects in the artwork.

For this lesson, my only request was that our 3rd graders use the Worm's Eye View (or perspective as if viewed from below.) A fall tree was a perfect subject for this type of view. I quickly demonstrated a very simple and stylized version of a fall tree (and we discussed the use of warm and cool color families.) We talked about how cool colors seem to recede (or are visually pushed back), and how to use these color families to create contrast. I explained that I did not expect them to copy my tree (although they could if they chose to) and encouraged them to bring their own style, subject matter and color scheme to their artwork. One student drew a flower from the worm's eye view and another chose a palm tree, while a couple other students added two or three trees. This was a super successful, quick exercise that really delivered on some big concepts.

Enjoy!!