Pointillism and Seurat

POINTILLISMBy Ropergo

Title: PointillismArt contents: Pointillism technique, SeuratEnglish contents: Primary and secondary colours, dots, materials ( felt-tip pen)Objectives:

- To experiment with the Pointillism technique

- To know Seurat and the Pointillism.

POINTILLISM

MATERIALS

MATERIALS

PENCIL

FELT TIP PENS

WHITE CONSTRUCTION

PAPER

RUBBER

Pointillism is a technique ofpainting using lots of dots (points).

We use primary colours directlyin the canvas. We don´t mix the colours. Our eyes mix the colours.

Televisions use a similar technique( only yellow, blue and red).

Georges Seurat•He was born in France in 1859

in Paris.•He was French.•His family was rich in Champagne.•He was a painter.•He studied art.•He died in 1891 of pneumonia when he was 31 years old.

SEURAT´S MOST IMPORTANT WORKS

Sunday afternoon on the island of La Grande Jatte

Seurat was very patient. He painted this picture in two years!

Watch this video on Seurat and the Pointillism

CREATE YOUR OWN MASTERPIECE

- Step 1: Make a sketch of the bridge.

- Step 2: Start painting your masterpiece looking at thephotograph of the bridge.

- Step 3: Paint the leaves of the tree in front of the bridge.

- Step 4: Show it to your family and friends. You are an artist!

This is our model. THE BRIDGE IN NAVIA

And these our masterpieces

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