Kluender- Art 8

Art 8 is beginning a printmaking lesson! We will be doing reduction linoleum block printing. Students were asked to send me a photo of themselves (or I took one here at school). We used an Adobe Photoshop filter to reduce the photo into black, grey, and white values.

Students will learn how to use the linoleum carving tools and printing tools to create these images in several steps. 

Parents should have received a permission form for students to use the linoleum carving tools. We will go over IN GREAT DETAIL all of the safety procedures and expectations before using these tools. I included a list of these on the permission form. Any student who is not behaving in a manner that is safe in class, will be asked to do an alternate assignment. This will be a PowerPoint research presentation on an artist that works as a printmaker. 

Stay tuned for "in progress" posts to see students in action throughout the printmaking process...

Kluender- Art 7/8- B2 block

My B2 class has started their ceramics project. We are building a tile using a slab of clay and additive and subtractive techniques.

Kluender- Art 7/8 (A day)

A day Art 7/8 classes are beginning a new lesson today! We are learning about portraiture. 

Students were asked to draw someone at their table to the best of their ability. These drawings will be our "starting" point for portraiture and we will revisit them later.

We have a wide range of skill level when it comes to drawing people.

Then, we practiced drawing a person using the grid method. We practiced drawing upside down to help quiet the inner critic. Students identified CONTOUR LINES in the photo to draw first, then added detail little by little. We will discuss shading.