Wednesday, March 13, 2013

March 13th-March 22

We are wrapping up the third quarter in the art room with tremendous progress.  Here is the scoop at every grade level...



Sixth Grade:
The sixth graders will continue to work on their cityscapes in one or two-point perspective. While drawing several buildings last week, the students used rulers to accurately draw guidelines to their vanishing point(s) in an effort to make their skyscrapers or other structures appear to be three-dimensional. This week, finishing touches will be added. This will include careful outlining in black marker and shading in with colored pencils. The students have shown great creativity in designing their personalized cities.



Seventh Grade:
This week, seventh graders will complete their Andy Warhol inspired Pop Art projects. The students have worked with tireless effort and precision to recreate a product from their everyday life into a work of art. Last week, they used lightboxes and the sunlight from the art room windows to trace/repeat their image four times on 12 X 12 drawing paper. This week, they will finish adding color to their work using colored pencils and markers. The results should be a feast for the eyes!





Eighth Grade:
All eighth graders continue to work on the "Color Study through Design" project. Each student is mixing colors according to specific guidelines in each section of their design project. The students who have completed the painting portion of this project will begin outlining their sections with black marker. These projects will be graded based on color mixing skills, painting technique, and overall design quality and presentation.