Court Jester 2

Court JesterCOLOR THEORY, LINE & MOVEMENT

TIME REQUIRED: Three sessions @ 35 minutes

D E E P S P A C E S P A R K L E & T H E S P A R K L E R S C L U B !2

This lesson features a fun-to-draw and paint court

jester who is very talented at juggling. In fact, he is so

talented that he is able to keep six colored balls in the

air, which happen to also be in rainbow order!

This lesson will delight your students as they enjoy the

“magic” of color mixing and add personality to their

own entertaining court jester.

A wonderful

literature tie-

in to this

lesson is The

Jester Has

Lost His

Jingle by

David

Saltzman.

When laughter

goes missing from the kingdom, the Jester must seek

far and wide to find it again. The Jester knows that

only laughter can solve the problems around him.

ABOUT COURT JESTERS Jesters became popular in the royal courts during

Medieval and Renaissance times. Kings and

noblemen would hire a jester to entertain

everyone at parties and special

events. Jesters wore bright,

eccentric clothing to go along

with their act of music,

storytelling, juggling or magic

tricks.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

12" x 18” white sulphite paper

9” x 12" white sulphite paper

12” x 18” black sulphite paper

Small circle tracer

Pencil

Scissors and Glue

Black and white oil pastel

Cake tempera paint

Liquid tempera paint (red,

yellow, blue & white)

Medium round paintbrush

Court Jester


Draw the court jester using the drawing guide on page

7.

Start by drawing a short arch in the center of the paper

for the bottom of the hat.

Draw curved lines out from each side of the line. Draw

curved lines back towards the hat. Add a curved top.

Add a “U” shape under the hat for the face. Draw two

“rainbows” for the tops of the eyes.

Add the rest of the facial features. Make sure the

juggling jester’s eyes are looking up! Add a neck and

zig-zag collar.

Draw a “V” shape from the collar out for the top of the

arms. Add two vertical lines for the jester’s body.

Connect the arms

to the body. Add

hands. Draw a

circle with an “X”

inside for bells on

the ends of the hat

and collar points.

Add stripes to the

shirt by drawing a

large “plus sign”

on the shirt.

Drawing the Jester


Using cake tempera paints and a medium

round paintbrush, paint the jester.

I decided to stick to painting the jester

with just the PRIMARY colors: red, yellow

and blue. This reinforces the three primary

colors for students.

Of course, if you want to give your

students more freedom in their color

choices, go ahead!

Don't worry about painting the

background because later you will cut the

jester out.

Primary Colors

Painting the Jester


Next, create the six balls that the jester is

juggling. Each ball will be a different color: red,

yellow, blue, green, orange and violet.

On a piece of 9" x 12" white sulphite paper, trace

six circles with a pencil and small lid or cup.

Student should have a paint palette that has the

three PRIMARY colors: red, yellow and blue, plus

a little bit of white.

Paint in three circles with the three primary colors.

Paint one circle red, one yellow and one blue.

Next, prepare your three secondary color circles

by adding a dab of the colors needed to make

each secondary color.

In one circle put a scoop of yellow paint and a

dab of blue paint. You will need more yellow than

blue to create GREEN. Mix and fill in the circle.

In another circle put a scoop of yellow paint and a

dab of red paint. You will need more yellow than

red to create ORANGE. Mix and fill in the circle.

In the last circle put a dab of red and blue paint

along with a dab of white. Mix to create VIOLET

and fill in the circle.

TIP: Red and blue alone often create a violet that

almost looks black. Adding white to the red and

blue mix creates a nice violet.

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Color Mixing


Once your jester is dry, cut out the jester and the

balls and glue to a piece of black sulphite paper.

Whenever my students had the three primary

colors and three secondary colors in forms that

could be manipulated, such as these six colored

circles, I use the opportunity to do some

activities with them before they glued them to a

project.

Activity Ideas:

• Arrange the circles in rainbow order.

• Arrange the circles into a color wheel.

• Group the circles in two groups: primary colors

and secondary colors.

• Group the circles into two groups: warm colors

and cool colors.

• Ask students to hold up the two colors that

create orange. Repeat with green and violet.

Arrange the circles in an arch above the juggling

jester’s head. Arrange the circles in rainbow

order: Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet

(acronym: ROYGBV). Glue the circles down.

Use a white oil pastel to add a crescent shaped

highlight to each circle. This makes the circle

have the illusion of FORM.

Add action lines around the circles to give the

balls the appearance of MOVEMENT.

Activity Ideas:

• Arrange the circles in rainbow order.

• Arrange the circles into a color wheel.

• Group the circles in two groups: primary

colors and secondary colors.

• Group the circles into two groups: warm

colors and cool colors.

• Ask students to hold up the two colors

that create orange. Repeat with green

and violet.

Finishing Up


Court Jester D R A W I N G G U I D E

Start by drawing a short

arch in the center of the

paper for the bottom of

the hat.

Draw curved lines out from

each side of the line. Draw

curved lines back towards

the hat. Add a curved top.

Add a “U” shape under the

hat for the face. Draw two

“rainbows” for the top of

the eyes.

Add the rest of the facial

features. Make sure the

juggling jester’s eyes are

looking up! Add a neck and

zig-zag collar.

Draw a “V” shape from

the collar out for the top

of the arms. Add two

vertical lines for the

jester’s body.

Connect the arms to the body.

Add hands. Draw a circle with an

“X” inside for bells on the ends of

the hat and collar points. Add

stripes to the shirt.

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Medieval & Renaissance B U N D L E


CREATING Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work — Brainstorm multiple approaches to

art and design—use of various materials to make art

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work — Explore materials to explore personal

interests in art-making—demonstrate safe use/cleaning—repurpose objects into something

new

Refine and complete artistic work—discuss/reflect with peers about choices when creating

artwork

Presenting/producing Analyze, interpret and select artistic work for presentation— categorize artwork based on

a theme or concept for an exhibition

Develop and refine artistic work for presentation — distinguish between different

materials or artistic techniques for preparing artwork for presentation

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work — analyze how art exhibited

inside and outside school contributes to communities

Responding Perceive and analyze artistic work- describe aesthetic characteristics of the natural world—

categorize images based on expression Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work — interpret art by identifying the mood

suggested and describing relevant subject matter and identifying the characteristics of

form

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work— use learned art vocabulary to express preferences

about artwork

Connecting Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art- create works of

art about events in home, school or community life Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding —create works of art about events in home, school or community life

NATIONAL CORE ARTS STANDARDS-second grade

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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.2

Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or

through other media.

After reading The Jester Has Lost His Jingle, ask students questions about the illustrations, the

story, etc. to formally assess their understanding of the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.1

Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an

opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words (e.g., because, and, also) to

connect opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding statement or section.

Students address this standard when completing the artist statement worksheet (located in Teacher

Aids). They are writing their opinion about the artwork they made based on how it was created and

how they were inspired.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.1

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or

speaking.

You can communicate to students that using conventions of standard English grammar when writing

their answers to the artist statement worksheet should be emphasized. This is a wonderful way to

help students see cross curricular connections between subjects!

Common core standards for court jester

I CAN STATEMENTS FOR court jester

• Today I will learn about LINE and SPACE so that I CAN fill the paper with my jester drawing.

• Today I will learn about COLOR so that I CAN identify the PRIMARY COLORS and mix to create

the SECONDARY COLORS.

• Today I will learn about LINE so that I CAN draw action lines that create MOVEMENT and curved

lines on my circles for HIGHLIGHTS that create FORM.


ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST

Student Name:

Did the student fill their paper when drawing their jester?

Did the student make all three secondary colors (orange, green, violet)?

Did the student use lines to create the look of movement and form on and around the painted balls?

Main Ideas from:

COURT JESTER

Court Jester 2

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