The sixth grade visual arts classes have started their life drawing unit. They have experimented with the different grades of drawing pencils. They should know the difference between a B and a H pencil. Students also practiced four different types of shading, as well as gaining a better understanding of the importance of value and proportion.
Our first drawing project is almost finished. Students have completed a self-portrait drawing using a half of a photograph as a reference for proportion and value.
Tomorrow 6th graders will have an introduction to the critique and reflection process that will become a regular part of our working process. Our first critique will be a practice run using photos of work by students who are not in the class. Then, we will move on to use the student's self-portrait drawings for the next critique.
