Quarter 2 Legos

The second grading period is off to a great start, and just like last time the sixth graders started out with drawings of themselves as a lego alter-ego. Check out the results.

 

Weekly Update 9/30/13 - 10/4/13

Sixth Grade

Sixth graders looked at animal sculptures from Oaxaca, Mexico. These sculptures use a lot of color and pattern which were the art content we focused on for this unit. (we looked at these for inspiration) The students were required to use patterns in their animal drawings and reference the artwork of Oaxaca in their drawings. They should be done next week and uploaded here.

 

Seventh Grade

This week seventh graders worked on two projects at one. Some groups worked on glazing our pottery from a few weeks ago and others worked on designing and coloring templates to create 3D stars. 

 

 Eighth Grade

In Eighth grade this week we worked on creating letter forms out of cardboard and adding layers of paper mache to them. Next week we will paint them using patterns.

Color Scheme Landscape Paintings

To finish our unit on color theory, sixth graders created landscape paintings using one of the 4 color schemes we have discussed. Students could choose to create a warm, cool, monochromatic, or complimentary color scheme. After discussing landscapes and color, the students were set loose to come up with their own design and color combinations. We had a lot of really great paintings (cool colors were a popular choice). Check out the great work.

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Monochromatic 

 

 

Complimentary

 

Weekly Update 9/23/13 - 9/27/13

Sixth Grade

In sixth grade art we've continued working on color this week. We finished our landscape paintings (which we used color schemes on) and moved on to some review of all of the elements of art. On Thursday students took a quiz over the elements. Look for the landscapes to be posted in the next day or so, they're really great!

 

Seventh Grade

In seventh grade we have been plugging away at our grid style self portraits. Friday is the last day to work on these, so we'll see some finished products soon. I can't wait to see them, the progress has been really great so far!

Eighth Grade

Eight graders have been working on a lot of things at once this week. First we finished our positive/negative space still life paintings (images to come soon), then we glazed our pottery, and lastly we talked about the principle of design pattern, which we will use for a project next week.

 

Digital Art

We have almost finished our stop motion animations! I can't wait to share them with you!!!!

Newspaper sculptures

During our week on the element of art form, sixth grade students spent time creating sculptures made out of rolled up newspapers. The students were required to roll up single sheets of newspaper as tightly as they could and then use them to create a 3D structure that would support its own weight. After some time figuring out the best ways to construct their forms, the students creatively set about making some really great sculptures. After construction was over we got out the paint and applied some color to our sculptures. Check them out!

Organic and Geometric Creatures

To explore the element of art shape, sixth grade art students looked at organic and geometric shapes. Organic shapes are usually found in nature, and consist of irregular and curved outlines. Geometric shapes can be found in math class and usually have sharp edges and precise angles. 

 

After we learned how to tell the difference between the two types of shape, students created drawings of made-up creatures using only geometric or only organic shapes. The students were encouraged to think of outrageous creatures and come up with the most creative way to use shapes as possible. The result was really great. Can you tell which drawings are organic, and which are geometric? 

Weekly Update 9/16/13 - 9/20/13

This week in art we've been working hard...

Sixth Grade 

Sixth graders have been working with the element of art color. On Monday we talked about color families (primary, secondary, tertiary) and we watched this video to help us remember them:   

Next we talked about color schemes (warm, cool, monochromatic, and complimentary) and students began a painting of a landscape which uses one of the color schemes. The paintings should be finished next week.

Seventh Grade

Seventh graders have been working on grid drawing this week. At the beginning of the week they were working on a group drawing where each student gets a square of a larger image and draws that one section. Then as a class we combine the squares to reveal the larger image. 

Now we're working on detailed self-portraits using the grid system of drawing. These should be done next week.

Eighth Grade

Eighth graders have been talking about positive and negative space this week. We've drawn still life compositions which we are painting now. Instead of doing all of the paint in the positive space (the objects) like a traditional still-life, we are doing a lot of detailed work in the negative space. These will be finished next week as well.