Kindergarten artists have been mixing the primary colors, red, yellow, and blue, and creating the secondary colors, purple, green, and orange. Each artist had painted black lines when we were still learning about the different types of lines back in September. With red, yellow, and blue paint, each artist experimented to see all of …
Second grade artists have been reviewing TEXTURE, an element of art. They began with a quick owl sketch using shapes and created different textures inside of the owl using texture plates and crayons. Then they had a painting day where they used tempera paints and a variety of texture tools to create textured papers. They …
Fifth grade artists were introduced to the painting “American Gothic” by Grant Wood. After learning more about the painting and the artist they sketched ideas for their own painting that would be a parody of the original painting. They made sure to include the Gothic window and other elements from the original painting but changed …
Third grade artists have been learning about value in the art room. Value is an element of art. Each artist began by drawing three pumpkins that showed overlapping. Then they traced all of their pencil lines with glue. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKdFJC2jQOQ Then they practiced showing value with chalk by making a value scale and blending two …
Each artist created their own tessellation design in fifth grade! They began by making a stencil and traced it over and over so that it would fit together like a puzzle piece. Then they were able to get creative and turn their stencil shape into something by using their imagination. Many artists chose to create …