7th 8th Grade7th and 8th graders finished their Big Drawing Unit Monday. Their pasta value drawings are due Monday 10/30. The end of the quarter is next Friday. Please check your students grades in Powerschool for any missing work. All late work is due Wednesday. Students began a watercolor project this week. They learned 5 different watercolor techniques and experimented with these in a work of art. This last project is abstract art. Students are encouraged to explore the material creatively and just have fun! This project will be due next Tuesday. 6th grade6th grade students glazed their clay owls and clay bowls this week. See the picture below. They learned how to safely and properly use glaze. Their pieces are firing in kiln right now! (it is currently 1444 degrees and climbing!) I hope to have these graded and in Powerschool by Tuesday of next week.
The quarter ends next Friday 11/3. Please check your students grades in Powerschool for any missing work. All late work is due Wednesday 11/1. I am so proud of the work 6th graders have created this quarter! 6th Grade Art6th grade art classes have been working with clay! They first learned the pinch technique to create clay owls. Then they used the coil building technique to create clay coil pots. They will learn about the pueblo tradition of pottery and design patterns inspired by Southwest Native American traditional pottery patterns later this week . 6th grade students also worked independently using the one point perspective technique to create their final room drawings. Click HERE to learn more about this project. This project is due Friday 10/20. 7th 8th gradeStudent have began learning the basics of contour drawing and how to draw from observation. Students created drawings of an object of their choice last week. Click HERE to learn more about this project. The final due date is 10/22.
This week students will learn how to include value in their drawings by adding shadows, highlights and midtones. Students have began working on their Still Life Pasta Drawing project. Click HERE to learn more about this project. I am so impressed with students' dedication to improve as artists! Every student has improved their drawing skills in just 2 short weeks! 7th 8th Grade2D students began The Big Drawing Unit this week. They have been working very hard! They practiced drawing with the right side of their brain by drawing upside down. They began learning the basics of contour drawing and how to draw from observation. Students also worked on their Contour Object Drawing. Students will work on this project into next week. Students turned in their Radial Printmaking project. The results were stunning! Check Powerschool to see your students grade. 6th GradeThis week 6th grade students learned the one point perspective drawing technique. They are learning to draw a room. We practice 3 times together as a class. On Friday they worked independently using the one point perspective technique to create their room drawings. Tuesday will be the last in class work day. The final project is due Tuesday 10/17.
Next week students will begin working with clay. It is very important that students are present on days when we work with clay. Click HERE to see the clay project students will be working on! |
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October 2022
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