You need: black construction paper 20 by 20 cm oil pastel white tempera paint some drops of dishwashing detergent brush Students draw the o...
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An elementary art teacher blog with art projects and lessons, DIY projects and outfit photos as well as clothing I have made myself.
Fourth Grade students created their Sun and Moon after we read an African folktale. Students used Warm and Cool colors and their knowledge about applying chalk pastels. Using their prior knowledge, some students chose to create their Sun and Moon in a "Picasso like" manner.
Kindergarten Art In Art class, we read the story “If the Dinosaurs Came Back.” We were inspired to use squares and rectangles to draw a city scene with marker. Then we drew and cut shapes to create a dinosaur!
Well here is my project with the leftover boxes from our Halloween treats....an advent calendar. I wanted to capture a sort of "Grandma Moses" type scene incorporating the city skyline as the boxes reminded me of skyscrapers. If this seems daunting you can easily adapt this to a 12 days of Christmas calendar or even the last week before Christmas calendar. As always you can click on any picture to see larger. Materials Required: 24 0r 12 Halloween candy boxes large piece of corrugated cardboard for the base paint 2 sided adhesive foam, glue dots or glue (even Velcro) clothespins elastics 2 copies of printout of hiding places scissors Take your candy boxes and open along the seam they used to glue them together. Turn inside out and re glue the long seam....use some clothespins to hold in place while the glue is setting up. We are turning our boxes inside out as they are easier to paint this way (will only need 1 coat). On the computer or by hand make a list of 24 hiding places in your house. Make sure you have 2 copies....one to keep as a reference and one to cut up. Cut the list into strips and put one in each box...make sure to write the # on the box somewhere so you can keep them straight. You can put it on the back and redo it on the front once you start painting. I prefer this type of Advent calendar because it gives me more freedom with the treats that usually go inside the boxes...this way I can make them any size...I can substitute in tickets to Christmas show or activity....I tend to use ornaments a lot...even our old heirloom ones...the child selecting that particular box will get to hang that special ornament on the tree. The kids love it because they never know what they will get and they enjoy the treasure hunt with the hiding places. After you have put the slip of paper with the hiding place on it in the box refold the ends and glue into place. Use some elastic bands to hold it together while the glue is setting up. If your worried the kids won't be able to open the boxes you could just use tape or just tuck the ends in and leave the box open on one side...easier to access for those little fingers. Using the large piece of cardboard as the backing plan out where the boxes will go and sketch out your design. It doesn't need to be to elaborate...you could just do a landscape background and turn the boxes into snowmen or penguins. You can trace around the boxes to have a plan of where everything goes while painting. I originally had 25 boxes but changed it to 24...just painted over #25. Start painting your scene...paint your boxes to match. Make sure to put the number of the box somewhere on it where the kids can find it. Attach your boxes with adhesive foam, glue dots or glue. You can even use Velcro dots so you can take the box off to open it if you want. I used 2 sided adhesive foam as I intend the box to stay stuck to the background...the kids will just open the boxes from the side. You can coat your calendar with a coat of Mod Podge if you want for a shiny look. And that's it. The kids can't wait! Give it a try and the kids can even create their own. See you next time.
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a great intro to architecture and housing Kindergarteners learned about different kinds of architecture, and who an architect is in the community. We used stamp printing techniques to create the geometric shapes that make up a building. Legos, marker tops, cardboard scraps, sponge shapes and cardboard tubes were dipped in white paint and stamped on blue paper, creating "blueprints." Although this project is a little messy, the results are so worth it! stamping lines with cardboard adding flags with a triangle sponge
Kasumigaseki Plaza RenewalThe Kasumigaseki building is Tokyo’s first high-rise and […]
Here is a printable handout of the one point perspective grid that both artists started with. Just download it and enlarge it to letter size. Then slip it underneath a piece of lightweight drawing paper. Don't trace the grid. Just start drawing your city or room, using the underlying grid lines as a guide. After a few drawings you will find that you don't even need the grid any more. Drawing on a larger paper? No problem. Use a ruler to make the 'X', starting at each corner, as in the first video. Next, put the grid handout underneath your big paper, lining the vanishing point up with the center of the 'X'. Lightly trace and extend the grid lines onto your larger paper and then begin. For step by step one point perspective drawing instructions, click here. To learn how to draw furniture for your room using one point perspective, click here. I created step by step worksheets for my students on how to draw furniture by copying and pasting the directions from this website. The worksheet below comes from the now defunct website Dawn's Brain. It was created by a high school art teacher. GALLERY One point perspective rooms by my middle school students (6th and 7th graders)
For many of us, the love of architecture, home design, and decor had deep roots in childhood. This season, help spread that passion to the kids in your life with these books, blocks, and crafts. Top row: 1. Draw Me a House: Architectural Ideas, Inspiration, and Colouring In by Thibaud Herem, $17.01 2. LEGO Architecture Fallingwater, $98.95 3. Citiblocs Wooden Building Block Set, $48.21 4. 3-D Home Kit, $31.46 5. Fun with Architecture Rubber Stamp Set, $24.95 Bottom row: 1.
I had lots and lots of beautifully colored pages from playing with my gelli plate and the stencils I designed for Stencil Girl. Inspired by this tutorial by Felicia Borges, I cut them into strips and squares and rectangles and started arranging them in ways that pleased me... I saw an urban skyline with sky scrapers... Just like the city, it grew bigger and bigger until it was 11 x 14"... I outlined buildings, adjusted and deepened the colors with a mixture of fluid acrylics and glazing medium, and added gems and glass bead gel to make the city sparkle ... I hung stars and a moon in the sky with silver threads... All the while, I thought about how much I love New York City, where I went to high school and college, and where Times Square, the Upper West Side and Greenwich Village were my playgrounds. I thought about my amazing life: three distinctly different careers as a singer/dancer/actress, then lawyer, then artist/yoga teacher; one difficult marriage and painful divorce, but then a wonderful second marriage and two loving and lovely daughters; good health and a rich supportive community of neighbors, friends and family. As a child, did I plan the life I lead now? No. But I imagined a life full of creativity and love. So I wouldn't change a thing. Each experience, the happy and sad, the joyous and the difficult, was a vital part of the path that led me to the life I have - full of creativity and love -- just like I imagined. You don't have to live the life you've planned. But live the life you've imagined! How do you live the life you've imagined? Linking to Make it on Monday, Creative Everyday, Inspire Me Monday, Monday Mantras, and Mandarin Orange Monday. PS: Do you ever get stuck and need some great journaling prompts? I wish I'd known about this post when I was writing yesterday about what's Rocking My World. Aimee of Artsyville has made available FOR FREE her 21 prompts from 21 Secrets 2012. Thank you Aimee!! PPS: Maybe feeling happy with life is "going around..." Check out this post and video from Jennibelle Studios -- complete with cool dance moves! Thank you for visiting! I read and treasure every comment and will answer any questions as quickly as I can.
The third graders are learning about Worthington... the city they live in and it's history. After they studied some historical homes - the students pretended to be architects and "designed" (cut up and put together) their own houses made out of photocopies of the original houses. If you look closely you can see some houses are made out of five Worthington houses! We also read the entitled Roberto the insect Architect - they love this book :)
Pop Chart Lab's print Splendid Structures of New York City takes iconic NYC structures and local landmarks and presents them in a hand-illustrated, blueprint-like style.
Welcome to our blog! This site showcases the processes and products of 7th and 8th grade art students at Becker Middle School.
