Art 8 has two main goals this year- to improve their OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING skills and to include CONTENT in their artwork. This means that our 8th grade artists will be learning to "see with their eyes, not just their brains" and to think about "why" artists make artwork and to add meaning to their artwork. My goal is for them to learn how to make the viewer engage in a "conversation" with their artwork, to want to know more about the subject matter, not just focus on improving skills.
We started out the year by learning a bit about VALUE (shading) and how to create that using graphite pencils. We learned that a #2 pencil is an HB pencil, that B pencils have darker and softer lead, and H pencils have harder and lighter lead. We created a few value scales to practice our shading skills.
Then, we discussed Observational Drawing. I asked the class to draw an apple from memory, then I showed them an apple to draw. We discussed the differences in what your brain perceives and what your eye actually sees.
We had a short demo on how to draw hands. Students were asked to bring in a small hand-held personal item from home that represented something about themselves. We are currently drawing our hands holding the item. We will be finishing these in grayscale value using the drawing pencils.
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