POINTILLISM

Georges Seurat     A Sunday on La Grande Jatte—1884

Pointillism /ˈpɔɪntᵻlɪzəm/ is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image.

Pointillism is often considered part of the Post-impressionist movement. It was primarily invented by painters George Seurat. While Impressionists used small dabs of paint as part of their technique, Pointillism took this to the next level using only small dots of pure color to compose an entire painting.  
Pointillism reached its peak in the 1880s and 1890s after the Impressionist movement.

7th Grade Pointillism

Students will choose a picture that does not have a great deal of detail, but has lots of color! Still Life or nature pictures work best. (sunset, flowers, fruit, animals, birds, seascape, landscape etc.)

Materials: White drawing paper, a pencil, fine tipped markers and a colored photograph

Students will create a very light sketch in pencil on the white drawing paper.

I will demonstrate the technique of pointillism with the fine tipped markers. Students will begin dotting their pointillism composition when their drawing is complete. Please refer to the colors in the photo and try to recreate the composition with dots only. NO LINES, NO COLORING!  Blend and layer colors, fill the entire piece of paper!

DOTS ONLY! Steps in creating a pointillism...

7th Grade Student Examples......