Positive and Negative Space Birdcages - Art Lesson & Presentation

Positive and Negative Space Birdcages - Art Lesson & Presentation

Students will love exploring positive and negative space while creating their own fun birdcage designs. This project will challenge kids to draw a silhouette of a bird, use a variety of line types and line weights and be able to use positive and negative space in a work of art. This resource includes an 18 - slide PowerPoint presentation as well as a 2 - page printable PDF document featuring a variety of birdcage designs and bird silhouettes. These will serve as a helpful resource for students to refer to when drawing their own birdcages and bird silhouettes. The PowerPoint presentation is packed with information featuring learning goals, success criteria, detailed instructions and more! You will find a great deal of information on the subject of lines and line weight, positive and negative space and balance. Everything you need to lead a class discussion with your students and walk them through the project with detailed step-by-step instructions is right here!

Media/Tools required:

Pencil

Eraser

Construction paper

Black sharpie

Scissors

What's Included

18-slide PowerPoint Presentation

2-page printable PDF