The sixth grade visual arts classes have started their life drawing unit. They have experimented with the different grades of drawing pencils. Students 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.
Today, the sixth graders are beginning their first drawing project. They are creating a self-portrait drawing using a half of a photograph as a reference for proportion and value.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008
8th Grade Mixed Media
The 8th grade mixed media class has been exploring new approaches to creating landscapes and portraits. We have discussed the artwork of Anselm Kiefer and Zac Freeman as examples of artists who have used nontraditional means to create these traditional art forms.
Students developed a plan to tell how they would use at least two different media to create either a landscape or portrait. The media choices were open to almost anything from dirt, to acrylic paint. Students also had the opportunity to look at digital photos of their own works of art from 6th grade to the present as a possible source of inspiration and reminder of past experiences.
By the end of last week, all students were diligently executing their plans. It will be exciting to see what comes out of this first assignment!
This week, we will have our first in-process critique with this artwork.
Sketchbook due dates
All visual art students now have their sketchbooks. Each student is to complete a minimum of two full-page sketches per week. All students were given a sketchbook assignment sheet to tape inside of the front cover of the book for more detailed instructions.
The first sketchbook checks for the second term will be-
6A Monday, 12/1
6B Tuesday, 12/2
8th Grade Thursday, 12/4
All students should have a minimum of four pages completed by the first sketchbook check. This should include at least two life drawings. Students are expected to bring these books to class everyday as we also use them for journals, planning, and classwork.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Final Sketchbook Check Dates
The final sketchbook checks for the first term are approaching.
6th grade will be collected on Tuesday, October 28th.
7th grade will be collected on Thursday, October 30th.
All students should have at least 24 complete drawings including a minimum of 10 clearly marked life drawings.
6th grade will be collected on Tuesday, October 28th.
7th grade will be collected on Thursday, October 30th.
All students should have at least 24 complete drawings including a minimum of 10 clearly marked life drawings.
New Artwork and Arts Night
Be sure to check out the new artwork posted to the right. There are examples of the 7th grade surreal mixed-media compositions, as well as self-portrait boxes by the 6th grade.
Don't forget that Arts Night is coming up on November 5th! This show will include artwork from every first term visual arts student. Please contact me if you have questions or would like to help.
Don't forget that Arts Night is coming up on November 5th! This show will include artwork from every first term visual arts student. Please contact me if you have questions or would like to help.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
2-D 7th Grade
Students in the 7th grade 2-D course recently completed their surreal compositions. They studied the history of Surrealism and used a mixed media approach to create a surreal composition. They combined collage and painting for this composition.
We have started their final unit, which is printmaking. The first type of print that they created was a stencil. Some of these stencils will also be incorporated into the artwork for the Fall Fling auction. Students will look at the artwork of Kathe Kollwitz and Barbara Kruger. Through an examination of the big ideas used by these two artists, they will begin to look at the ways that printmaking can be used as one of the most efficient art media for sending a message to many people. Students will develop their own messages and create a linoleum block print.
We have started their final unit, which is printmaking. The first type of print that they created was a stencil. Some of these stencils will also be incorporated into the artwork for the Fall Fling auction. Students will look at the artwork of Kathe Kollwitz and Barbara Kruger. Through an examination of the big ideas used by these two artists, they will begin to look at the ways that printmaking can be used as one of the most efficient art media for sending a message to many people. Students will develop their own messages and create a linoleum block print.
6th grade
6th Grade Visual Arts
The 6th grade visual arts students have been working on the final portion of their life-drawing unit. They have learned to identify and use linear and atmospheric perspective. Students had the opportunity to work outside for several days so that they could demonstrate their knowledge of perspective through a landscape composition.
The final unit of the 6th grade visual arts course will focus on the ways that artists convey mood. Students will look at the ways that artists manipulate the elements of design to create a specific mood. They will also be creating some mood characters of their own and making a three-dimensional mask of one of those characters.
The 6th grade visual arts students have been working on the final portion of their life-drawing unit. They have learned to identify and use linear and atmospheric perspective. Students had the opportunity to work outside for several days so that they could demonstrate their knowledge of perspective through a landscape composition.
The final unit of the 6th grade visual arts course will focus on the ways that artists convey mood. Students will look at the ways that artists manipulate the elements of design to create a specific mood. They will also be creating some mood characters of their own and making a three-dimensional mask of one of those characters.
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