Pointillism 

Pointillism /ˈpɔɪntɪlɪzəm/ is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image. Georges Seurat and Paul Signac developed the technique in 1886, branching from Impressionism.
While Impressionists used small dabs of paint as part of their technique,Pointillism took this to the next level using only small dots of pure color to compose an entire painting.

Content Objectives:

1. Students will explore the style of art called pointillism.
2. Students will create and explore the effects of mixing colors through proximity of the dots and how the eye optically mixes these colors.
3. Students will create values by mixing different dots of color as well as how close or far apart the dots are to each other.
​4.Students will create a picture using this technique.

Materials:

Biography on George Seurat, examples of Seurat's art work 
​9x12 drawing paper
tempra paint, markers
Paint brushes water, paper towels
newspaper, to cover the table
Handouts of different images, where students can choose their own design
You will listen to watch how to use the technique of pointillism.


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Language Objectives:

You will:
1. listen to instructions as well as having visual examples to understand the art making process

2. You will need to use oral language to discuss key vocabulary words during the evaluation process.
3. Students will write the vocabulary words in your journals along with the proper definitions. You will be tested on their words at the end of the unit.
4. You will write about your art work using the vocabulary words in order to describe the art making process and to critique your work

Vocabulary:

Pointillism:  is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image. 
Divisionism:  the separation of colors into individual dots or patches which interacted optically
George Seurat: Georges Seurat is the pioneer of technique of painting in softly flickering, small dots or strokes of color, called Pointillism.
Blending:  to mix smoothly and inseparably together
Juxtaposing: placing two or more things side-by-side
Directions:
1. We will read about, discuss and look at paintings of George Seurat.
2. You will watch the video on the technique of stippling using marker and paint.
3. You will practice the technique after watching the video.
Once you are comfortable with the technique, you will choose a picture from the handouts and create your own composition using the pointillism technique.
​Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte (1884)​
Bathers at Asnières (1884)
​Georges Seurat is chiefly remembered as the pioneer of the Neo-Impressionist technique commonly known as Divisionism, or Pointillism, an approach associated with a softly flickering surface of small dots or strokes of color. He pursued the discovery that contrasting or complementary colors can optically mix to yield far more vivid tones that can be achieved by mixing paint alone. He called the technique he developed 'chromo-luminism', though it is better known as Divisionism (after the method of separating local color into separate dots), or Pointillism (after the tiny strokes of paint that were crucial to achieve the flickering effects of his surfaces).His triumph was short-lived, as after barely a decade of mature work he died at the age of only 31. But his innovations would be highly influential, shaping the work of artists as diverse as Vincent Van Gogh and the Italian Futurists, while pictures like  have since become widely popular icons.
Seurat was only 31 when he died, yet he left behind an influential body of work, comprising seven monumental paintings, hundreds of drawings and sketches, and around 40 smaller-scale paintings and sketches. Although his oeuvre is relatively small in quantity, it had a lasting impact. He was among the first artists to make a systematic and devoted use of color theory, and his technical innovations influenced many of his peers. When the term Neo-Impressionism was coined by art critic Félix Fénéon in 1886, it was to describe Seurat, Signac and Pissarro's new style of painting and their rejection of the spontaneity of Impressionism.

Assessment:
1. You will be graded on participation and behavior during the reading and video portion of the lesson
2. You will graded on your ability to create shades, blending and optical mixing of colors within your composition.
3. You will be graded on your craftsmanship( do not rush). 
4. You will be graded on your ability to complete the project in a timely manner.(use your class time wisely)
​National Standards for Visual Arts Education
 
Content Standard #3 — Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas.
5-8 • Students use subjects, themes, and symbols that demonstrate knowledge of contexts, values, and aesthetics that communicate intended meaning in artworks.
 
Content Standard #6 — Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines.
5-8 • Students describe ways in which the principles and subject matter of other disciplines taught in the school are interrelated with the visual arts.

See Some Examples

Picture
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