Monday, November 28, 2016

W.O.W. Art--2 Combining Studios


What can I do to make my work look even more interesting and complete? 

Drawing:

Crayon and Colored Pencil: 
Layer colors



Marker: 

Juicy Markers, Smooth Trails



Chalk Pastel: 
soft layers
soften fingerprints with a tissue. 
gently erase places where chalk should not be


Drawings can be taken to collage


Collage: 
Embellish your work. Add thoughtful details to make your artwork more interesting. 
Beads, buttons, do dads and such...























Painting:
Take your painting to collage 
Overpainting--using small brush to add detail, adding texture to painting
Sharpie--use to add detail or define edges





Another Idea--Combine two pieces of art !



Ask yourself before moving on...
  • Is this my best work?
  • Am I proud of it? 
  • Does it show who I am as an artist?
Finish It. 
Get it ready to show...
  1. Frame small pieces
  2. Make a tag with your name and class code  



First and Last Name________________________

Class Code_______________





Sunday, November 13, 2016

Observe-Drawing Bugs

Have you ever heard someone say,
"Stop and smell the roses?"

It means slow down. and notice the little things. 

When you observe, you take time to pay careful attention to the world around you 

Artists get inspiration from things they observe in the world. 
Artists learn see detail by practicing drawing from observation.


Drawing from observation: 
  • It can be an animal, a person, a landscape , or a still life. 
  • Observational drawing  is drawing what you see in front of you as realistically, and as true to life as possible.
  • When we look at an object that we are going to draw look carefully, noticing shapes, light, shadow, colors, textures and details.

Imagination


Observation
  1. DRAW A BUG FROM IMAGINATION OR MEMORY ON ONE SIDE OF YOUR PAPER.
  2. DRAW THE INSECT MODEL IN DETAIL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF YOUR PAPER.

    QUESTIONS: 
    DO YOU FEEL MOST COMFORTABLE DRAWING FROM YOUR IMAGINATION OR FROM OBSERVATION? EXPLAIN WHY.
    WHEN DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD DRAW FROM IMAGINATION AND OBSERVATION? GIVE AN EXAMPLE.
Share/Reflect:
The detail that captured my imagination was…
I never noticed before that…
I practiced my ability to observe closely by…

Engage and Persist


ENGAGE: 
What do you like? 
What do you care about?
What do you want to explore, 
or learn more about?

Know your Interests! 
(Fill out W.O.W. sheet)
Some of the best ideas come at unexpected times, not only in art class. 
It may happen on the bus, at dinner, while reading a book, or playing with friends. Times when you feel "bored" are often the best times to have the most brilliant daydreams! (remember Sky Color?)

PERSIST:

W.O.W. stands for "Wonderful Original Art"(original means that it is not copied)

  • I have planned my work.
  • I have worked on my project for several art classes.
  • It is my best work, I am proud of it, and it shows who I am as an artist. 
  • It is ready to display along with an artist statement.










Thursday, November 3, 2016

Develop Craft-A New Medium: Tempera Paint

In the painting studio, we are opening tempera paint!


Tempera paint can be applied so that it is opaque or semi-transparent. 

We keep our tempera paint in trays like this:
We share the tempera paint with others in the painting studio.


You will set up your own tray like this, and get a placemat before beginning to paint.


  • Use red handled brushes, or green handled brushes with tempera paint

    Tempera Painting Video:



WOW ART!
mention today; officially begin with third grade next week.

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Engage-Art Tells Me About You





-Identify interests to increase engagement
-Increase Choice
-What do students care about







Artists respond to what's going on in the WORLD,  just like you!



What are you interested in? 
What do you like to do at home? (games, movies, books)
What are some of your favorite small moments? 


How do you respond to events in your life?
You might make a card for someone special.
You draw a picture of your home, or your family.
You might paint a picture of your feelings.
You make a poster to advertise your lemonade stand.



Getting Started Review
Idea 
Envision 
Plan 
Create

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Introduction to Full Choice!

We've practiced our skills in our studio practice books. We've opened all five studios. We even have our plan books ready to go! 
Now what we've all been preparing for...FULL CHOICE AT LAST!!!

Studio Review/Tour:

1st, 2nd and 3rd Grade
  • location of studios
  • color of bracelets/studio colors 
  • what paper to use in each studio
  • what supplies are currently available in each studio.
  • 1st grade parade through centers that are not visible from carpet.
  • 1st grade stay in seat once they get their plan book. 
    Play Choice Art Intro. Video

  • Once students sit down, remind them to raise their hand if they need help. 
  • Second and Third grade- If they are having trouble finding something in the studio ask a friend.

If you're not sure what to make, try one of these:



Clean Up:

  • Remind students that the clean-up song is silent.
  • If someone is talking the teacher will choose their studio the following week--no choice.
  • Remind students that they need to be completely finished cleaning and have their work turned in by the end of the 4 minute clean-up song. 
  • If someone does not clean up on time or ignores the clean up song. The teacher will choose their studio for them the next week--no choice.
  • If a studio is left messy, or is not cleaned up properly that studio will be closed the following week.

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Envision

Artists develop mental images before they plan. This is called envisioning. 




Today we are going to envision an idea for the cover of our plan book, make a plan and draw a cover design for our plan book. 


Second and Third Grade






First Grade

Salvador Dali

Pablo Picasso




ENVISION: Pre-planning
Brainstorm collaboratively multiple approaches to an art or design problem
Example: a self portrait.
Have students close their eyes and imagine--
What if?


1st grade = artwork from imagination
2nd & 3rd
Elaborate on an imaginative idea
  1. What if you changed a color
  2. What if you made it larger
  3. What if you changed the time of day or the season
  4. How can you change something in your artwork
  5. What else is possible

PLAN: Filling out your plan sheet for the cover of your plan book.
CREATING YOUR COVER DESIGN

ENVISION
PLAN
CREATE