Drawing Self-Portraits - Art 7

This week students learned about theabout the shape, position and proportion of facial features. They practiced drawing their self-portraits to demonstrate their understanding of the approximate symmetry of the face and correct positioning and proportion of the eyes, nose, mouth and ears.

The students were excited to use the mirrors to draw their portraits. Some were even a little obsessed with looking at themselves, others seems a little uncomfortable about focusing so intently on every detail of their facial features. In the end, after about 3 classes of practice, their "After" portraits were so much more improved from their pre-instruction "Before" portraits.

Egyptian Tomb Drawings - Art 8

For several classes 8th grade art students have been studying the Art of Ancient Egypt. For their art project, they had to brainstorm an idea for drawing in the style of an Egyptian Tomb Painting. The artwork had to include a Hieroglyphic message and symbols with Egyptian figures.

The finished drawings were very creative. The messages ranged from sports to friendship and love.

Finish the Animal Drawings - Art 6

Students created animal drawings from photographic sources to demonstrate their understanding of color, value and texture using colored pencil techniques.

They searched through old National Geographic magazines and old nature calendars for images of animals. Then they cut the image in half and drew and colored the missing half with colored pencils.

Shoe Contour Drawings - Art 7

Students practiced contour drawings of simple objects before attempting to draw their shoes. First they drew in pencil, then went over their drawings in ink. As a part of our unit on color, they used different color schemes to add emphasis to their shoes. They also had to design a black and white pattern for their background.

2-Pt Perspective Cityscape Drawings - Art 8

Students studied linear perspective and practiced drawing in both 1-pt and 2-pt perspective using rulers and triangles. Then students drew an imaginary city in 2-pt perspective.

Color Wheel Worksheet - Art 6

As an introduction to learning about color mixing, Art 6 students practiced completing a 12 section color wheel using colored pencils and crayons. Later they will create a larger more creative color wheel using tempera paints.

Stacked Contour Drawings - Art 6

Sixth grade art students created contour line drawings of simple objects, like fruit, small toys, musical instruments and kitchen utensils to demonstrate their understanding of seeing the detailed contours of an object when drawing.

Elements of Art Drawings - Art 8

Students created drawings to demonstrate their understanding of the 7 elements of Art: Line, Shape, Space, Form, Color, Value and Texture.

Students divided their paper into sections and created small drawings of each element.

Line Types Art Project - Art 6

Students created a mixed media drawing to demonstrate their understanding of the 5 major types of lines used in Art: Vertical, Horizontal, Diagonal, Curved and Zigzag.

Students divided their paper into sections for each type of line. Then they used crayons to draw the different line types. Next, they painted each section with watercolors. some students used oil pastels to emphasize some of the lines.

Elements of Art Drawings - Art 7

Students created a drawing to demonstrate their understanding of the "Elements of Art": Line, Shape, Space, Form, Color, Value and Texture. Using a series of difference types of lines as an element of emphasis, students divided the paper into different sections for each element.

Art & Poetry Project

Students in my 3rd and 6th grade art classes collaborated on an art and poetry project for the holiday season. My 3rd graders were studying poetry and creating drawings and paintings to illustrate their poems. I chose a poem entitled "Christmas Dog" by Shel Silverstein and had the students brainstorm images for each of the stanzas. The older students created large scale paintings for the poem which we hung in the school hallway.



In the first video, I am discussing with one of my third grade students what the poem means and brainstorming concepts to visualize.





In the 2nd video, the student is reading the poem aloud while images the 6th graders created are featured.

Egyptian Art Project

Contour Shoe Drawings