Art Class, Level 3: Nine-Banded Armadillo
$6.00
Students draw an armadillo and its background setting and then create a pewter-like rendering of the armadillo by using tin foil, white glue, and black shoe polish. The lesson is suitable for students in grade 4 through adult.
For grades 4 and up | This is a digital resource.
Published by ArtAchieve.
Product Description
This lesson uses unusual materials–tin foil and shoe polish–as media to create a pewter-like relief of an armadillo.
The lesson begins with interesting information. For example, find out:
- Why Aztecs called the armadillo the turtle rabbit.
- How armadillos find insects 8” below the ground, even though they are nearly deaf and blind.
Follow the guided drawing to complete the armadillo. You will create your own background.
Create the pewter-like relief with easy-to-follow steps that use glue, tin foil, and shoe polish.
The lesson asks the artist to solve some interesting problems:
- To create the relief with a combination of raised and indented marks, and
- To use what you have learned about armadillo habitats to create a simple background for the picture.
This lesson includes both POWERPOINT and VIDEO versions of the lesson plus 2 downloadable printouts: a warmup and a drawing of the armadillo.
Approximate Time to Complete the Art Class:
- Drawing the armadillo: 25 minutes
- Finishing the picture: (two steps)
- Drawing with tacky glue: 15 minutes
- Applying foil and shoe polish: 35 minutes
- Total time: 75 minutes
Families will have access to the online lesson for one year from the date of purchase.
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