František Kupka, Form of Yellow, Notre Dame, 1911, o/c, 73 x 60 cm. PC Switzerland. Source: Painting the Universe-Kupka-Pioneer in Abstraction.
My year 9s and I are looking at Portraiture this semester. I only wanted this little project to go for one lesson and I've been blessed with such a great class this semester, so one lesson is amazingly all it took! We used cut out bits of coloured paper, scissors and glue. It's nothing extremely innovative, but they enjoyed it
Geometric Art
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This project was born out of my need to come up with a 3 day project to do with my 3rd graders this past week (Monday was a teacher workday.. and Tuesday we ended up having off because of the 'polar vortex'). Thanks so much to the blog Miss Young's Art Room for the original idea! At first I planned to do it just with my 3rd graders.. but decided to do it with my 5th graders as well because I thought they'd really be into it - and I was right. :) Before beginning our discussion about Op Art, I showed my students a video clip that I found on youtube. The video shows an animated montage of art pieces created by the father of op art himself, Victor Vasarely. I'm happy I opened with this clip because it got ALL of my students REALLY excited about what we were going to be making. After the video clip, we began discussing what Op Art (Optical Art) is (a form of abstract art that gives the illusion of movement by the precise use of pattern and color, or in which conflicting patterns emerge and overlap). To help my students get a better understand of what optical illusions are, I showed them a PPT I put together with some of my favorite examples I found online (they LOVED this). Then onto the project! After talking about how color choice and pattern can create pretty awesome optical illusions, we looked at a variety of examples of paper weavings that I created which mimicked the Op Art style. Then I demonstrated to students how to create a paper weaving. To start with, I had students select 2 pieces of 4.5"x6" colored construction paper to create a practice weaving. They had the freedom to cut their warp and weft strips however they wanted to and could use whatever colors they desired. Once they showed me their practice example, they moved onto 9"x12" colored paper. Again they could cut their strips however they wanted to and could choose any colors (this time they had the option of picking more than 2 colors). On the whiteboard I hung a variety of examples and drew schematics next to it to show students how I created that particular example. Below are the op art paper weavings my kids created! :)
This colored pencil color theory lesson focuses on color temperature and blending. This lesson has a free video tutorial ready to use!
A blog about my Art Classes, what I teach and a place to share creative ideas and art lesson plans
For a long time I've looked at the wall above our dining table and dreamed of creating an original artwork to replace the poorly-framed prin...
Please Note: All images seen below are of my students artwork only. These photos/lessons are not posted in any particular order regarding the flow of my curriculum. Abstract Self-Portrait Paintin…
A blog about my Art Classes, what I teach and a place to share creative ideas and art lesson plans
A blog about my Art Classes, what I teach and a place to share creative ideas and art lesson plans
Check out these amazing Roy Lichtenstein Art Projects for Kids to learn about the artist who transformed comic strips into high end art!
Whether your students are lethargic or super-charged, adding movement to your lesson plans will help to solve both issues. Not only is it healthy to move throughout the day, but it can also help students focus and become more engaged with the content they are trying to master. Due to the nature of English classes, ELA ... Read More about 10 Ways to Add Movement in the ELA Classroom
Art and math projects about circles, art and math lesson plans, ideas for STEAM lessons, shape art projects
This was the second project I did with my Grade 7's during our "Art of Japan" unit. They designed their own kimono using a version of a bookmark template found here on the Crayola website. Kimonos are the beautiful traditional floor length robes worn mostly by Japanese women on special occasions. They are very expensive (often exceeding $10,000!) and beautifully patterned. I showed students examples of kimonos and then had them sketch ideas for a pattern in their sketchbooks. Image Source Image Source Each student got a blank template (which I modified from the one on the Crayoyla site) showing a very basic kimono with the robe, body and Obi (the sash). There were lots of Obi-Wan Kenobi jokes during this demo...lol I drew my own simple template and then photocopied it onto regular paper. When I do this project again, I would copy it onto cardstock, as the regular paper was too thin, really. I mean, it worked, but cardstock would be better (more sturdy). Draw your design/pattern in pencil then colour in with colored pencils or markers or watercolours. Students could do any type of pattern they wanted- not only traditional. Here's a camouflage pattern below, for example. Draw a little face. Colouring with markers..... Then cut all the pieces out... The Crayola sheet shows how to fold it all together- I also walked around and helped the kids individually fold it. It's quite simple. Here they are lined up and chilling out against the whiteboard. If you have a laminator, I would laminate them to make perfect bookmarks (and to make them sturdier). Ta da! On display with their 'Cherry Blossom' paintings.
only a few more days left at school! Here's some photos from the art show we had back in March... 4th grade Paper Collage Self Portrait...
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After a walk, take inspiration from our list of 13 nature-inspired creature craft activities you can create from what's in your backyard or local park.
3 Easy and Fun Edgar Degas Art projects. Great for art teachers, classroom teachers, and homeschool families. Edgar Degas Art Projects!
This post shares close to 40 easy, hands-on, learning activities for keeping 2-3 year olds busy learning & playing! These activities include sensory play, fine motor & gross motor skill building, color sorting, shape recognition, problem-solving skills, & early numeracy & literacy ac
Try these fun and educational activities for kids. Make a volcano, a tornado, glitter jars (like snow globes), giant bubbles, dry ice bubbles, and more.
We had a lot fun studying real candy prices as our inspiration for our Pop Art Candy Paintings. Tempra paint and black Sharpie outlines adde...
Middle School students will love making this dramatic art lesson while learning about Sonia Delaunay and her influence on the art world.
Art projects that are fun for kids and bring in big bucks for your school auction!
Kandinsky was an artist who combined colors, melodies and philosophy. Get inspired from this great artist with some Wassily Kandinsky art projects for kids.
Geometric Art
I just had to share this tonight. It couldn't wait. First grade has been learning about still lifes as part of our curriculum this year, and today I completed my first round of Cezanne apple still lifes. I was SO pleased with how these turned out! It only took one class period, which is always nice, and the kids really enjoyed making them. We reviewed what a still life is [because we just completed a Van Gogh sunflower still life], and looked at a few of Cezanne's apple paintings. I will write out the steps below [although I feel that it's pretty self explanatory]. Step 1: Draw three or four circles. [so easy] I used black pastels, but black crayons would be alright. Step 2: I told the kids to draw a "u" with a little line on it to create the stems. Step 3: Draw the plate [or bowl] around the apples. It doesn't need to be perfect! Step 4: Design your table cloth. This is where they can really have fun with it and make it their own. Step 5: I had the students paint only one side of each apple either red or green. [I used tempera cakes.] Step 6: Add yellow to all of the apples and go back and add more red or green [or orange]. Mixing colors on the paper is fine! Step 7: Finish the rest of the painting. I encouraged them to paint the plate only 1 color so that the apples stood out more. But they could paint the table cloth any way they wanted. Step 8: This is the hardest part, but I think it makes a huge difference. [Carefully] Go back over your black pastel marks. They will have to be careful because the paper will probably still be wet in places. We JUST painted and used pastels on top for our last project, so my kids were really good about taking their time with the pastels. That's it! I am really trying to get my kids to remember that a still life is THINGS, portraits are PEOPLE, and sea/city/landscapes are PLACES. We will be moving right along to those other subjects soon. Let me know if you'd like to see more step-by-step examples!
Posterized Portraits: Create striking portraits.
Art and math projects about circles, art and math lesson plans, ideas for STEAM lessons, shape art projects
Want to teach students how to turn fractions to percentages…while also engaging them? In this blog, I’ll show you how you can use an art quilt lesson to help your students with fractions and converting to percentages.
these are just so vibrant and yummy. i love 'em. their teacher is doing haiku poems w/ them in class to "go with" their art. :) so hey--why don't you all write a haiku here and i'll read it to my kids. if you want..... do it!
Are your students writing run-on sentences? This lesson will focus on how to correct them. These ideas are ideal for any writing curriculum and are a part of a series of mini lessons for writer's workshop designed for scaffolding through sentence structure, paragraph writing, and the writing process. Learn
