4th graders just wrapped up an architecture and illustration project inspired by contemporary artist, Marz Jr. Artists focused on craftmanship as they worked in permanent marker as well as working on those high quality cutting skills. We warmed up for the project by working on one-point perspective drawings in sketchbooks and creating a variety of line and implied textures. They were inspired by real-life skyscrapers to design their buildings. I love the graphic look of their final pieces! I am so lucky to work with such talented artists everyday!
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One of the easiest stitches to start with when you begin embroidery is the running stitch! Here is a demo I created for you to help with your stitching! If you get stuck, you can always watch the video again to help you! Students used contour line to draw their self portraits from a photograph they had taken. There was a lot of emphasis on proportion as they drew themselves as well as composition. The goal was to use as much of the space as they could on their paper. They also had fun adding an Onomatopoeia in the background of their portrait. Students painted primary colors to achieve to look and style of Pop Artist Roy Lichtenstein.
This is 3rd grades very first printmaking project! The process for their cityscape was to crave a printing plate with the design of their city. They used patterns to create the look of multiple buildings. Students then used the plate and ink to pull 6 prints. Once the prints were dry students cut them out and overlapped them to create the illusion of a city off in the distance, or the element of space. They also painted their skies with watercolor in an analogous color scheme. They did a fantastic job with a very challenging project!
This was a mixed media project, 2nd grade artists got to use watercolor, tempra, crayon, oil pastel, chalk pastel, and even salt to create their finished work of art. Our main focus was learning how to show movement in a work of art. We watched videos of jellyfish swimming around and discussed what kinds of lines could give that same impression of movement. We also worked on blending while painting our backgrounds with analogous colors.
This was a fun lesson for 2nd grade the day before we left for winter break. Students used oil pastel to draw a string of lights. After the lights were drawn and colored in I showed them how to use chalk pastel to create the radiating glow of the lights. We talked about radial design and balance to help with the concept of the light going out in a radial direction. This was a very fun one-day project and they were so impressed with their ability to create that lovely glow! If students didn't want to draw a string of lights we talked about other things that "glow" they could draw while using the same technique!
These are so beautiful! 1st grade artists used contour lines to draw a snail with a large shell. They then used a spiral to create the sections of the shell that would soon become their color wheel. This is a great lesson for them to practice color theory and the order of the color wheel. When they are younger and first learn the rainbow it starts at red and ends with violet, but the color wheel truly continues again and again. They were expected to color in each section of their shell in color wheel order. They also learned warm and cool colors and practiced that knowledge by using a color from one family to fill the snail body and a color from the other family the fill their background with paint.
All of the snails have such different personalities! I just love these rainbows! First graders finished a project early and had an extra art day left before winter break so we filled it with a little review project. Students used line to create different trees in their landscapes. They were challenged to pay extra attention to the size and location of their trees to make sure they were giving the illusion of space on their 2-D painting. We also used pencil to shade in some footprints in the snow. As the footprints move back towards the horizon line they become smaller in size showing that distance and space. They're using proportion all throughout this project. Last they were encouraged to paint in their sky however they would like. I love all of the colors they chose!
With Kindergarten and Young Fives I like to slowly introduce elements and principles of art and design one or two at a time. This project was a fun and quick one-day project before students left for winter break! They worked on using line and shape to create repeating patterns on their mittens! The mitten shape was created by tracing each of their hands. Last but not least we added a string to connect our mittens so they never get separated!
Kindergarten and Young Fives practiced using geometric shapes to create winter landscapes with evergreen trees. Artists also practiced using different types of line to create implied textures for their tree bark and pine needles. And of course they were thrilled to use glitter to give their snow a little extra sparkle! Lovely watercolor wax resist landscapes!
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