Week of 11-14-16 Art 6th, 7th & 8th 2D

6th Grade:

Students finished their Warm/ Cool Landscape composition.  Students started with a sketch, created a glue resist and finished with a warm or cool chalk and oil pastel color scheme.  The second part of the lesson was exploration with printmaking.  The printmaking work was used to create a border emphasizing the warm or cool color scheme in their landscape.  Amazing results!!!

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7th Grade 2D:

Students finish Chuck Close lesson.

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7th grade students are working on a Shape vs Form lesson using a Sketch and Wash Pencil.  The background will be completed using contrasting oil pastel colors.  2D=Shapes.  3D=Forms.  2D shapes + value= Forms!

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8th Grade 2D:

Students finish their Day of the Dead skeleton genre.  Students used diagonal lines to create movement.  Students use glue resist, watercolor techniques and oil pastel.

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8th graders also explored other watercolor techniques and styles in another lesson.

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Now 8th graders are working on acrylic paint techniques using Michigan animals in the fall and winter.