Grade 8 block reduction prints.

If you want to check out my lino block reduction prints and how to guide from last year you can click on this link:  http://schutzart.blogspot.com/2011/10/block-reduction-printmaking-with-grade.html

Not much else to say except this project focused on color and shape instead of representation.

Lightbulb ink drawings high school

The electrician at school has an amazing colored lightbulb collection hanging on the walls of his workshop. I've been eyeing them for a long time. It was time for my beginning art class to explore their potential as overlapping objects. Ink isn't the easiest medium to control and isn't very forgiving if you make an error. One of the objectives was to create different values of a color by using water to dilute the ink. You might to check out some Raymond Pettibon colored ink drawings.

Dancing

Please take a look below at the various dance drawings, painting, and photos. You are going to create a composition of figures engaged in the act of dancing. I will leave it to you to decide the poses for your figures. You should have the minimum of 3 dancers all in different poses.

I will discuss the materials and process in class by making an example. This page is simply to get you brainstorming by showing you different dance positions and how other artists made their compositions.

Clay Box Project

Dear Grade Eight Artists,

I know how much you all were looking forward to working with clay this Thursday. I finally received all the tools we need to do our BOX PROJECT and the only thing missing was you. I must admit, I was looking forward to this day as clay is one of my favorite units to teach.

During our last class I had assigned that you come up 4 shape idea you’d like to make for your box. I decided to turn this into a more detailed assignment for our distance learning days. I have revised the assignment as to include 3D design, color, in addition to shape.

You will now draw THREE ideas (each on a separate sheet of paper).

Each paper will have: (SEE EXAMPLE)

a. Your name

b. Box shape without design

c. Top of the box shape with design and color

d. Side view of box and side with color

Materials: white copy paper, pencil, pen, color (you can use either markers, crayons, color pencils)

This project is due upon returning to school.

REMINDER: NO CIRCLES, SQUARES, OVALS, TRIANGLES BOXES.

Email me if you have any questions