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    landscape design art piece using the color field method with colored pencils

    Arts & Crafts
    School Specialty • Mar 27, 2018 • Last Modified: Sep 1, 2023

    Art Lesson Plan: Color Field Representational Landscapes

    Students use colored pencils to create a semi-traditional landscape with layers of color to border on abstraction without losing the details of the realistic landscape. The Color Field Representational art lesson plan incorporates colored pencils with the intentionally playful use of color layering and blending.

    Color Field Abstract Expressionism

    Color field painting began in the 1940s as a truly abstract way to bring together the emotions and feelings of ancient myths. Straying from the suggestion of traditional symbols and illustrations, this style made the figure and ground share space and priority.

    The color field method meets a more traditional landscape in this lesson plan. Emphasize the use of landscapes as a record of history and art and the mindset behind the emotions in famous color field paintings. The result will be students practicing the Principles of Art and Design to create a detailed and colorful landscape.

    View the Lesson Plan: Color Field Representational Landscapes

    Color Field Representational Landscapes Project

    Artists known for this style include Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman, Clifford Still, Robert Motherwell, and Hans Hoffman. Students should be intentional with their use of colored pencils to create depth, perspective, dimension, and vibration.

    Color Field Representational Landscapes Piece In ProcessColored Pencil Techniques:

    • Strokes
    • Cross Hatching
    • Gradation
    • Tonal Layering
    • Graduated Tonal Layering

    Learn More: Colored Pencils 101

    More Colored Pencil Lesson Plans

    General’s Woodless Coloring Pencils and General’s Drawing Class Essential Tools Kit can create a wide range of beautiful and detailed art pieces. Quality colored pencils are a great fit for both traditional and abstract projects.

    If you want more colored pencil ideas, check out some of these lesson plans!

    Coloring Book of Mini Mandalas
    Drawing the Light
    Historical One-Point Perspective

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