Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Playground Portrait
Foreground, middle ground and background, foreshortening...this video has it all!
Night Tree
This video provides the step by step directions students need to create a tree at night using value to create depth. This tree is inspired by the book Sky Tree by Thomas Locker.
Kandinsky Directions
Wassily Kandinsky was an artist who could HEAR colors! In this project, students learn all about Kandinsky and his non-objective art (which is just lines, shapes and colors, no objects). They then create a drawing based on the directions in the video below, using lines and shapes. In the next class, they add color using paint!
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Keyhole People
Stick figures...stick figures...oh how you wish you had a real body! Here is the video I use with 2nd grade kids to show them how to draw a "keyhole" person.
Trees!
I was in high school when we were challenged to draw a tree. I realized I didn't know how to look closely and draw a tree with branches- so I drew a "lollipop" tree! I vowed that when I was an art teacher, I would teach young kids how to draw a basic, simple tree so at least they would have a decent foundation for it!!!! Here is the video that I show first grade students.
Thursday, September 17, 2015
3rd Grade Analogous Colors!
Starting soon, 3rd grade students will begin their unit on color theory. We will be learning all about color harmonies, focusing on analogous colors. To be analogous, the colors need to be next to each other on the color wheel.
After going on a color scavenger hunt, students will make a full body self portrait using sharpie marker. The next part is my favorite part! They will use crayons to create an analogous color scheme around their self portrait in the style of tie-dye! These come out looking quite beautiful!
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