Contents

Student Introduction

What is art?

People make art. Why?

People make art everywhere in the world.

Artists choose their subjects.

Artists choose their materials.

Artists think about their composition.

Elements of art

Principles of design

Art criticism

A 5-step studio process

Unit 1 Nature's Beauty: Looking and Seeing

Unit Introduction

1 Remembering Nature: Trees as Subject Matter

Studio: Draw a Tree

2 Observing Flowers: Lines as Edges

Studio: Drawing Flowers

Studio Exploration

Looking at Leaves: Seeing Lines, Shapes, and Spaces: Drawing

3 Colors in Nature: Mixing Colors of Paint

Studio: Paint a Colorful Garden

4 Picturing Places: Color Families and Mood

Studio: Drawing Warm and Cool Places

Studio Exploration

Nature from a Distance: Mixing Tints and Shades: Painting

5 Calm Beauty: Land, Sea, and Sky

Studio: Calm Landscape or Seascape Collage

6 Active Beauty: Rolling Landscapes

Studio: Draw an Active Landscape

Studio Exploration

Moods of Weather: Line and Color: Painting

Connections: Here, There, and Everywhere

Review: Vocabulary and Content

Unit 2 We Belong Together: Expressing Moods and Feelings

Unit Introduction

7 Picturing My Friends: Shapes Express Feelings

Studio: Expressive Face Collage

8 Drawing Classmates: Creating Portraits

Studio: Draw a Portrait

Studio Exploration

What I Think About: Self-Portraits: Painting and Drawing

9 Celebrating Together: Shape and Space

Studio: Draw a Group Portrait

10 Fun Times: Near and Far

Studio: Drawing People Near and Far

Studio Exploration

Quiet Moments: Expression and Mood: Painting

11 Say You Belong: Balance in Symbols

Studio: Make Jewelry You Can Wear

12 Show Your School: Make a Patterned Banner

Studio: Design a Class Banner

Studio Exploration

We Can Wear Who We Are: Patterns and Borders: Stencil Printing

Connections We Belong Together

Review: Vocabulary and Content

Unit 3 Back to Nature: Choosing Subject Matter

Unit Introduction

13 Nature's Creatures: Shape and Detail

Studio: Draw an Animal's Features

14 Animal Actions: Center of Interest and Movement

Studio: Draw a Favorite Animal

Studio Exploration

Fur, Feathers, and Fins: Monoprinting: Printmaking

15 Hiding in Nature: Exploring Brushstrokes

Studio: Painting an Animal in Hiding

16 Animal Environments: Real and Imagined Places

Studio: Draw an Underwater Scene

Studio Exploration

Materials from Nature: Animal Assemblage: Found-Object Assemblage

17 Borrowed from Nature: Shapes Make Spaces

Studio: Free-Form Shapes Collage

18 Fantasy Landscapes: Stenciled Shapes

Studio: Stencil with Repeated Shapes

Studio Exploration

Nature's Forms and Materials: Working with Clay: Clay Pot

Connections Subjects and Materials

Review: Vocabulary and Content

Unit 4 Picture Stories: Images and Ideas

Unit Introduction

19 Favorite Characters: Drawing a Story

Studio: Illustrate a Character in a Scene

20 Character Studies: Rhythm and Movement

Studio: Colorful Story Character Collage

Studio Exploration

Faces and Feelings: Puppet Characters: Sock Puppet

21 Comical Characters: Humor in Sculpture

Studio: Make a Silly Bug with Clay

22 Silly Settings: Space and Viewpoint

Studio: Draw an Underground Story Setting

Studio Exploration

What Happens Next?: Shape and Sequence: Foam-shape printing

23 Story Collage: Shapes and Symbols

Studio: Create a Story Collage

24 Picture Story: Creative Lettering

Studio: Draw with Letters

Studio Exploration

Pop-up Story: Paper Sculpture

Connections Showing and Telling

Review: Vocabulary and Content

Unit 5 Work and Play: Space and Movement

Unit Introduction

25 Take a Pose: Posture and Placement

Studio: Mixed Media Classmate's Portrait

26 How We Move: Showing Action

Studio: Drawing a Stopped Action

Studio Exploration

Games We Play: Moving Together: Drawing/Collage

27 Objects We Use: Overlapping Shapes

Studio: Drawing a Still Life

28 Observing People at Play: Printmaking

Studio: Make a Foam-Plate Print

Studio Exploration

People at Work: Space and Shape: Mixed-Media Collage

29 How We Work and Play: Form in Sculpture

Studio: Create a Stuffed Paper Figure

30 Rooms for Work and Play: Space and Order

Studio: Drawing a Building with Many Rooms

Studio Exploration

Work or Play: Posing an Expressive Figure: Clay sculpture

Connections Work and Play

Review: Vocabulary and Content

Unit 6 Outside and Inside: Design for Living

Unit Introduction

31 Buildings Up Close: Architectural Details

Studio: Drawing a House

32 Building Models: Forms in Buildings

Studio: Make a Model House

Studio Exploration

Mod Pods: Building with Paper: Paper Model

33 Form and Function: Building Exteriors

Studio: Collage of a Building

34 Space for Living: Building Interiors

Studio: Design and Draw a Room

Studio Exploration

A Row of Buildings: Inside and Outside: Drawing

35 Patterns for Living: Printing with Objects

Studio: Printing a Repeated Pattern

36 Texture and Pattern: Weaving

Studio: Create a Paper Weaving

Studio Exploration

Fun and Fantasy Furniture: Structure and Decoration: Paper model

Connections Outside and Inside

Review: Vocabulary and Content

Student Handbook

Art Safety

You Can Help

Elements of Art

Line

Shape and Form

Texture

Color and Value

Shape and Space

Principles of Design

Pattern

Movement and Rhythm

Variety and Unity

Balance

Picture Glossary

Credits

Index

Acknowledgments

Explorations in Art - Grade 2, Student Book Index