Kluender- Computer Art 7/8

Computer Art 7/8 has been working on many projects the past few weeks. One of their Studio projects has been a drawing from a zoomed in view of a package from their favorite snack. 

They learned how to use a grid to help them to enlarge and draw the image in proportion. The image they were working from was 6x6 inches and the drawing is 12x12 inches. They used colored pencils to try to match the colors in the original image as closely as possible.

Kluender- A day Art 78 classes

A day Art 7/8 students are finishing up their pencil self-portraits with magazine mosaic backgrounds....and they are beautiful! 

We practiced using a grid as a drawing tool. Most students agreed that the grid was a big help in getting the drawing in proportion. 

We used #2 pencil to add value to the artwork. 

Then, we added a mosaic background using bits from magazines and mod podge.

Check out some student work here:

Kluender- Art 8

Art 8 students have completed their second OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING! We discussed SYMBOLISM in artwork. Students were asked to bring a small personal item from home to draw from. The object was to represent something about themselves or hold personal meaning: a symbol to represent a part of themselves. 

Then, we discussed color symbolism. They got a handout with different personality traits as they refer to color symbolism. Students chose a colored paper that fit them: another symbolic representation.

We learned how to mix and blend HUES, TINTS and SHADES using Prismacolor pencils. This helps to create VALUE when shading.

Then, students had to choose between a MONOCHROMATIC or COMPLEMENTARY color scheme to complete their drawing. 

A monochromatic color scheme uses tints and shades of one color. For example, if a student chose blue paper, their drawing would be done in all values of blues.

A complementary color scheme is two colors across from each other on the color wheel (opposites). For this example, students who chose a blue paper, would complete their drawing in all values of oranges.

When turning this project in for a grade, students were asked as part of their self assessment, to explain how they used symbolism to represent themselves in their artwork. Hopefully, this process will begin to have them think about using symbolism when planning future artwork. 

Here are some student examples. See if you can determine which color scheme was chosen in each piece. 

Computer Art 7/8

Computer Art is finishing up their digital project called Celebrity Mash-Up! They have learned to use layers in Photoshop and to change the properties to make them into "colored overhead transparencies".
We discussed BALANCE in their final artwork. They had to try to create a unified BALANCED composition using color, shape, pattern and contrast.

Kluender- Computer Art 7/8

Student examples of completed Power Word Kaleidoscopes!

Can you see what words they were made out of?

Kluender- A3 Art 7/8

A day Art 7/8 students are making progress on their self-portraits!  Once students are done with adding value in pencil, they are creating a mosaic background using magazines.