Description:
This Cupcake Drawing lesson for 2nd graders was presented by one of my classmates. She gave us three sheets of paper to draw three different but similar cupcakes on. She started the lesson by sharing a video and PowerPoint about Wayne Thiebaud, who inspired the lesson. Wayne was a famous artist who loved painting/drawing desserts, especially in groups of three. Once she gave us some history on Wayne Thiebaud, we were able to draw our three cupcakes. Part of her requirements for the assignment was that we had to use different media to color each cupcake. When we were finished coloring the cupcake we colored the background with crayons. The top had to be a light color and the bottom a darker color, this was to help the cupcake stand out. Overall, I thought this was a very fun art lesson. I thoroughly enjoyed it and think second graders would as well.
Extension Activity:
An activity that I could do based off of this one is using the same artist and concept, except I would have my students choose their favorite dessert. I would first give them a brief overview of Wayne Thiebaud and his artwork. Then I would have students choose their favorite dessert. They would draw the dessert three times. When they went to color their favorite dessert I would have them use a different media for each one. They could use colored pencils, crayons, markers, etc. When everyone was done with their drawings I would hang them up outside the classroom so other students and teachers could the little artists I have in my class.
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