Motifs and Graphic Art Design Thanksgiving Turkey Inspired by Gustav Klimt

(I taught this lesson to 5th grade students in 1.5 hours)

Supplies:

White Paper

Orange Paper  (for mounting)

Acrylic Paints

Pencil

Eraser

Paintbrush

Black Sharpie

Colored Pencils

Crayons (use instead of colored pencils and you could shave off 15 minutes)

Step One- Using a ruler draw two lines on your paper.  First line should be 2.5 inches down from top. Second line should be 2.5 inches up from bottom

Step two: Draw the turkey filling up as much space in-between

the lines as you can

 

Step 3- paint the turkeys head and body.  Using a sharpie trace the feathers.

 

Step 4- give your turkey a "Saying" Here are some examples for you to choose from

 

• Give Thanks
• Autumn Blessing
• Be Thankful
• I’m Thankful
• Happy Thanksgiving
• Thankful Celebration

Step 5- Add motifs and outline with a sharpie.  Then color everything in.  The more color you have the better it looks!