ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VERSION see MIddle School version here... https://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2019/09/op-art-american-flags.html Have you even watch a furling flag closely? did you see the straight stripes bend forward and back? Did you see the white stripes get dark and they decent? Watch here and pay close attention... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW6n6h2oDRA Jasper Johns Keith Haring THese artist show the flag as flat in their paintings. We want to use the flag as an optical illusion in our classroom. We want to give the illusion to the eye that are flag is furling. Image Credit to... https://www.ebaumsworld.com/pictures/optical-illusions/81078437/ Image Credit to... https://www.shutterstock.com/search/escher+illusion In order to create this illusion, we must use CONTOUR LINE (bend our lines) in the flag and use VALUE. Mrs. Garcia's 4th grade Mrs. Meleski's 4th grade Kenut, Abby & Kai ------ Mrs. Rylander's 4th grade Elloise & kayla Elijah, Adrian, Brittney, Sofia, Michael & Katie. (Rylander) ---------------- Mrs. Parker's 5th grade Devyn, Ashlynn, Greg, Victor, Leanne & Faith Mrs. Garcia's 4th grade class Working. (Kenut's picture at table from Meleski) Draw 4 vertical lines on paper that get closer together (but not touching) on paper. Draw curved lines in every other vertical column. Turn paper other way to make lines contouring in opposing direction. Make sure they match up with opposing lines, touching ends. Leave the corner open for stars. Dra a bent contour guideline to draw stars on the open space of flag. Mrs. Rylander's 4th grade Kayla shading... (Above) Elijah & Michael shading... ------ Color with the contour. Color softly with red crayon. Bend your coloring with the bend of the line. Add shadows by pressing harder close to the bertical lines with the red crayon. Use the blue crayon lightly along the white stripe's vertical line to show shadow. -alternative color using grey or black. Color behind stars hard with blue.