1. Who Wants to be an Artist? images.worldofstock.com/slide s/PCH5536.jpg www.sensationalbeginnings.com/images/p262B.jpg

2. Why are Artists important to study? Where do artists live? Are they still living and what time period? What types of art do they create? What type of texture, shape, line process did they use? Did they use environment and nature within their masterpiece? What type of technique do they use to begin their process?

3. Outline Content For example; George Seurat is a French painter He lived in Paris and was born in 1859, one hundred forty-eight years ago. He died at the early age of 31 His style of painting included pointillism, using very small dots painted close together without a mixing of color He included nature in his masterpieces He sketched his drawing first before applying color He enjoyed using primary colors; red, blue, and yellow www.spirit-of- paris.com/.../traver sees.jpg screwyou.thezerobo ss.com/.../pictures/co lors.jpg

4. Be an Artist! Create Yourself! Using Kidpix draw a picture of something found in nature; sailboats, water, flowers, plants…………… Using the paintbrush, drop dots of color to fill your drawing with color. Focus on using the primary colors, add detail using secondary colors www.artinaction.org/events/kid_ artist_hands.jpg