Fifth grade artists have been learning about VALUE, the lightness or darkness of a color, in the art room. Each artist completed an exercise to show different values of a color and to show value on an object to make it look more 3D. They mixed white with a color to make tints and black …
Kindergarten artists created collages to show things that happen in the season of Spring! They began by choosing a time of day and then painting a background paper that would show the colors of the sky during that time of day. They could then choose to add clouds by sponge painting on top of their …
Third grade artists in Ms. Shalhout’s class were learning all about Ireland for World Fair Day. In art class they created painted landscapes of Ireland and realized why Ireland is often called the “Emerald Isle”.
First grade artists created pinch-pot creatures out of clay! They learned how to make a pinch pot and then used a slip and scoring technique to add details and body parts to their creature. They added color with glaze and then were ready to take their creature home!
Fourth grade artists wrote a story in their writing class and created a comic in art to show their story. We looked at different example of comics to see how a comic artist can use images and a few words to tell a story. We looked at different layouts and saw how they showed the …
Second and third grade artists in Mrs. Abu-Rus’s class have been experimenting with different materials to create monoprints! They used paint, string, brushes, brayers, cut paper, forks, bubble wrap, markers and explored to see what different designs they could make with their prints. Some artists chose to print many layers on each paper. Each artist …
Young five artists created spring time birds out of chalk in the art room! They sketched their bird in pencil, colored with chalk, used their finger to blend the chalk, and then some artists chose to add an outline or details with oil pastels.
First grade artists are reviewing warm and cool colors and created these warm or cool colored guitar collages. They created two painted papers using a variety of materials and tools and made sure both papers were cool or both were warm. Then we looked at a ukulele and all of its different parts. Each artist …
Kindergarten and young 5’s artists created self-portraits! They began by mixing a color that they thought best matched their skin color. They drew all of the parts of their face and painted their hair with colors and styles that matched their own.
Each class is studying a different country for our school’s World Fair Day. In the art room, students created a project that showed something about the country their class was studying. Some classes looked at the landscapes of their country, others looked at the architecture, the artwork, traditions, products from their country, or famous landmarks. …