Kluender- A3- Art 7/8

Art 7/8 A3 block is making awesome progress on their can drawings! Great job, guys! Way to mix and blend those Prismas :)

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. 

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. 

 

Kluender- Art 7/8 (A day)

A day Art 7/8 students are finishing up their grid practice. We talked about finding the contour lines, then adding detail, then how to apply shading using pencil. Next block, we will be gridding our selfie photos and follow the same process!!!

Kluender- Art 8

Art 8 has finished their first major project of the year! They are learning all about OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING. 

Students had to look at a picture to work from. They had to include a large range of values in their artwork using the drawing pencils and tools provided. Then, we discussed adding contrast to the artwork by using a less predictable material, watercolor to add color to their artwork. We discussed many different approaches to add the watercolor, but students really liked the "blow" watercolor effect.

Check out some of our finished work below:

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Next, students will be working with value in color. We will be discussing SYMBOLISM in artwork. Students were asked to bring a personal object from home for homework. This object will tell something about themselves. We will also be discussing color symbolism.

Students will be creating a colored pencil drawing that uses value in a MONOCHROMATIC or COMPLEMENTARY color scheme.