Art Class, Level 2: Polish Szopka
$6.00
A Polish szopka is a glittering, ornate Christmas creche. Students will draw this simplified szopka and decorate it with a variety of media: magic markers, oil pastels, and/or paint.
For grades 3 and up | This is a digital resource.
Published by ArtAchieve.
Product Description
Use complementary colors to create an exciting palette for a holiday greeting card.
Every December, the city of Krakow, Poland, holds a contest. Contestants create incredibly intricate model buildings and cover them with foil. Many of the models include lights and moving figures. Polish people call such models a szopka (pronounced shawpka). On the day of the contest, the models are brought to the city square to be judged and displayed in a hall near the square. The display draws huge crowds from around the world.
The lesson comes in two versions.
In Version A:
- Students will use liquid acrylic paint to paint the szopka
- Outline the drawing with a silver metallic marker
- To add a little extra holiday sparkle, paint the picture with acrylic glitter glaze!
In Version B, a simpler version of the lesson:
- Students will use washable markers to color the szopka.
- To add interest to the background, they will draw with a paint pen (easier to use) or an oil pastel.
- Glitter glaze(optional) adds sparkle.
- This lesson includes two POWERPOINT and one VIDEO version of the lesson plus 2 downloadable printouts: a warmup and a drawing of the szopka.
Approximate Time to Complete the Art Class:
- Drawing the szopka: 25 minutes
- Painting the szopka: 50 minutes
- Adding the silver outline and the glitter paint: 15 minutes
- Total time: 90 minutes
Families will have access to the online lesson for one year from the date of purchase.
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