Wednesday, September 21, 2016

5th Grade Line Hand Drawings


LINES! We learned all about the different lines with this fun, catchy song.

https://youtu.be/DQEVllmeWH4

Then, we started tracing our hands all over the paper. Filling in the shapes, we experimented with different line patterns and repetition.










Warm/Cool Color Circles

5th Grade Art learned about warm and cool colors! They each drew and designed a warm and cool circle. Check out our awesome designs on display! 


Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Symmetrical Complimentary Colored Creatures!

4th Grade Art reviewed symmetrical balance. Using symmetry, each student created a "Complimentary Colored Creature" using Red/Green, Yellow/Violet, Blue/Orange color combinations. Check out our awesome creatures on display!





Monday, September 12, 2016

Drawing from Observation

7th/8th Grade Art is learning about "Drawing from Observation" which is defined as drawing or painting from life. Some examples are still life drawings, figure drawing, and landscape drawing. We are going to be drawing scenes from everyday life, in the classroom. 

First, we made "view finders" to narrow our perspective and form the composition of our drawings. 


Here is a student example from a few years ago. 


Teacher's point of view!