What's Happening in the Art Room?Have you heard of "Elements and Principles" of art? These two categories help us to describe, plan and/or make artwork.
Elements of Art are are the building blocks, or basic vocabulary, of art. They are: line, color, shape, texture, form and value. Principles of Art are what we use to organize the Elements of art. They are: balance, emphasis, rhythm, unity, variety, proportion and pattern/repetition. Have fun exploring the Elements and Principles with The Artist's Toolkit. |
First Grade:
These children had fun watching a video about how marbles are made, then drawing and painting their own beautiful marbles. They used oil pastels to design a background, then cut out and glued their marbles to it.
These children had fun watching a video about how marbles are made, then drawing and painting their own beautiful marbles. They used oil pastels to design a background, then cut out and glued their marbles to it.
Second Grade:
These students have been focusing all year on the Elements and Principles of Art, and are becoming quite proficient with them. This week they are drawing mountain scenes with chalk and charcoal, then erupting one of the mountain peaks with yellow and red paint - a volcano!
These students have been focusing all year on the Elements and Principles of Art, and are becoming quite proficient with them. This week they are drawing mountain scenes with chalk and charcoal, then erupting one of the mountain peaks with yellow and red paint - a volcano!
Third Grade:
This week third-grade students are finishing a poster design about Sun Safety and practicing ruler skills to make a starburst design. Some of the classes had time to make a complementary-colors mobile.
This week third-grade students are finishing a poster design about Sun Safety and practicing ruler skills to make a starburst design. Some of the classes had time to make a complementary-colors mobile.
Fourth Grade:
These students used glue to draw pictures on black paper. When the glue dried, it made raised dark lines that the students filled in with bright oil-pastel colors.
These students used glue to draw pictures on black paper. When the glue dried, it made raised dark lines that the students filled in with bright oil-pastel colors.
Fifth Grade:
Fifth grade learned how to Zentangle last week. This week they're making reptile relief collages, in which they draw a reptile (or amphibian), then paint the contour lines with white paint. They'll do the same thing with a background paper. Next week the students will color their reptiles and backgrounds with colored chalk, cut out the reptile, glue cardboard squares to the back, then affix to the background so that the reptile pops out of the background (relief).
Fifth grade learned how to Zentangle last week. This week they're making reptile relief collages, in which they draw a reptile (or amphibian), then paint the contour lines with white paint. They'll do the same thing with a background paper. Next week the students will color their reptiles and backgrounds with colored chalk, cut out the reptile, glue cardboard squares to the back, then affix to the background so that the reptile pops out of the background (relief).
Sixth Grade:
These students are making a three-dimensional silhouette collage. First, they draw and paint a background. Next, they cut out a silhouette. The background curves around and attaches to the silhouette, giving a three-dimensional finish.
These students are making a three-dimensional silhouette collage. First, they draw and paint a background. Next, they cut out a silhouette. The background curves around and attaches to the silhouette, giving a three-dimensional finish.