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 Pointillism

Highlight the correct answer, or type in what you think is correct.

1. The art of Pointillism is a way of painting using 

a) stencils                           b) numbers

c) dots                                d) lines

2. An artist who developed this technique in 1886 was

a) Leonardo da Vinci                                  b) Georges Seurat

c) Frida Kahlo                          d) Pablo Picasso

3. In your own words, explain why pointillism paintings are different from normal paintings:

Pointillism art is different from normal art because pointillism art is using dots not lines. 

4. True or False: At first, the word ‘Pointillism’ was used as an insult to describe art:

a) True b) False

5. True or False: Pointillist painters mix their colours on a palette before painting:

a) True b) False

6. Pointillism is usually done using these types of paints because they are thicker

a) acrylic paints                    b) water colour paints

c) oil paints                                        d) pastels

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Pointillism

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Pointillism is a way of painting in which small separate dots of pure color are used to form images. The artist paints the picture with hundreds of tiny dots, mainly of red, yellow, blue and green, with white. The eye and mind of the viewer mix the colours to make different shades of these colours, as well as orange, purple, pink, and brown depending on the way the dots of colour are arranged.

Georges Seurat, at first an Impressionist painter, and Paul Signac, developed this technique in 1886. Other important artists were Camille Pissarro and, in some paintings, Vincent van Gogh. Art critics who saw their work, laughed at it and called it "Pointillism" as an insult. This name is still used, but is no longer thought of as an insult.

Traditionally, artists blend pigments (mix colours) on a palette. Pointillist painters do not mix the colours on the palette at all – they just use the colours straight from the tube. 

Traditional painters, and also impressionist painters, use many types of brushstrokes, and many textures of paint. The surface of the painting may have flat colour, lines, squiggles and dabs of paint. 

In a pointillist painting, every part of the picture is done in tiny dots, and most of the dots are about the same size. 

Pointillism is usually done in oil paints, because they are thick and do not run into each other when they are painted on the canvas. 

Printing and television: Many colour printers and large printing presses use four colours to print in tiny dots of cyan (blue), magenta (red), yellow, and black. Televisions and computer monitors use a similar technique to show many different colors using only red, green, and blue.

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Writing

Writing Task - Get to the Point!

Today you have a different kind of writing challenge. Today you will not be writing AS MUCH as you can. Today you will be limited by the amount of words you can use in your story.

Here is what you must do.

• Write a story, with a beginning, middle and end.

• Use all of the 5 words you have been given in your story.

• Use descriptive language to SHOW us, not TELL us what happens.

• Keep your story UNDER 100 words!

• MAKE IT INTERESTING! Try to create drama, mystery, or action in your story! 

WORDS I MUST USE
Delicately	To do something very carefully	“I delicately placed the vase on the table”
Explosion	A violent or shattering apart of an object, like a bomb	“A violent explosion shook the room”
Secretive	Someone who keeps secrets, or hiding information	“I had to tell her, I couldn't keep being secretive”
Strengthen	To make something stronger, or to add support.	“We used braces to strengthen the bridge”
System	A set of things that work together to achieve a purpose	“The alarm bell system worked to tell us there was a break-in”

You can use one of these photos for inspiration, or you can be creative and come up with one all on your own!

Beginning: On Sunday morning my alarm clock system was beeping. I woke up and had breakfast. I ate cereal with almond milk. I went outside for a run and found  a big secretive person that  was trying to break into the house. I caught him and called the police. The police was on the way to me house.   Middle: I went back to running and heard a big explosion and our neighbor's house got on FIRE!. We quickly called the ambulance and firetruck. Me and my dad went inside the house to check if our neighbor’s are safe enough in the FIRE!  Me and my family were so strengthen  and supportive to our neighbors.   End: The next day my dad bought a vase to put flowers in. my dad told my to delicately put the vase down and i tried my hardest to put the vase on the table.  THE END!!

Research: Stencil Art

Word work of the day: Stencilling

 

Response to text: Stencil Art

 History of Stenciling

Highlight the correct answer, or type in what you think is correct.

1. The use of stencils dates back over 

a) 10 years                                   b) hundreds of years

c) 37 years                                        d) 37 thousand years

2. The earliest paintings found in caves showed outlines of 

a) buildings                                               b) superheroes

c) hands and animals                  d) celebrities

3. The first people to develop paper-based stencils were the

a) Europeans                 b) Polynesians

c) Americans                         d) Chinese

4. True or False: The Egyptians used stencils to create art along tombs and walls of the city of Pompeii

a) True b) False

5. Stencils are now easier and faster to create due to technology such as

a) laser cutters                      b) televisions

c) scissors                                         d) cell phones