Vocabulary
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Back Ground
Middle Ground
Foreground
Silhouette
Collage
Example:
THE SCREAM
by Max Ernst
What colors do you see
in the background?
What colors do you see
in the middle ground?
What do you see in the
foreground?
What is the highest on
the picture plane?
What is the lowest?
Example
STARRY NIGHT
By Van Gogh
What colors do you see
in the background?
What do you see in the
middle ground?
What do you see in the
foreground?
What you will need:
• Colored Construction paper
• Glue
• Marking pens (to write the title)
Step 1
Choose a back ground
paper
Step 2
Choose one or two
more papers and tear
from side to side
Notice that the paper
does not tear in a
straight line.
Glue these down to
your background paper
Step 3
Tear black paper into
long strips.
Notice that you can tear
paper from the top to
bottom in straight strips
Now tear these strips
into a pile of small
pieces.
Step 4
Decide on an important
image in your story.
Tear the shape of this
image out of black
construction paper to
create a silhouette .
Step 5
Tear colored paper into
small pieces no larger than
the size of the end of your
thumb. Arrange these on
the black shape.
Check list:
YES
Does your work have a background?
Did you create your middle ground
by tearing the paper from one side to
another
Did you create your foreground
silhouette by tearing black paper into
the shape of the image?
Did you add details by gluing small
bits of paper to this silhouette?
Does your work illustrate an
important idea in the book?
NO