Creating Burtonesque Landscapes: Exploring Tim Burton's Visual Style

Creating Burtonesque Landscapes: Exploring Tim Burton's Visual Style

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to create landscape art inspired by Tim Burton's visual style using oil pastels.

What do you already know about Tim Burton's work in film and drawings?

Who is Tim Burton?

Tim Burton is a renowned filmmaker and artist known for his unique and gothic visual style in movies like 'Edward Scissorhands' and 'The Nightmare Before Christmas.'

Burton's Visual Style in Film

Tim Burton's films often feature dark and whimsical settings, exaggerated characters, and a strong use of contrast and shadows.

Burton's Visual Style in Drawings

Tim Burton's drawings showcase his love for twisted and macabre imagery, with a focus on unique and eccentric characters.

Inspiration from Tim Burton

Look at examples of Tim Burton's landscape art and discuss how they capture his visual style.

Sketching Landscapes

Create rough sketches of landscapes using Tim Burton's visual style as inspiration.

Choosing a Color Scheme

Select a color scheme that reflects Tim Burton's dark and whimsical aesthetic.

Using Oil Pastels

Experiment with oil pastels to add texture and depth to your landscape art.

Creating Burtonesque Landscapes

Apply your sketches, color scheme, and oil pastels to create your own landscape art inspired by Tim Burton.

Sharing and Reflection

Share your artwork with the class and reflect on how you incorporated Tim Burton's visual style into your landscape art.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully created Burtonesque landscape art inspired by Tim Burton's unique visual style.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.