4th Grade students started their MONOCHROMATIC project. The first step was to draw a simple leaf. After the leaf was drawn, students were shown how to mix a TINT of orange using white and orange paint. Students started with white paint, and slowly added orange to it to make the color slightly darker. An example of a monochromatic scheme cam be seen above. This image was my inspiration for this assignment. Next week we will create the background portion of the project using cool colors! Students mixed purple paint in the same way as the orange! We started with WHITE paint and slowly added purple to make the paint darker in a MONOCHROMATIC style! Next class, dots will be added for interest! Click the images below to enlarge. The last step of this project was to add some details via DOT PAINTING! Check out the progress photos below by clicking to enlarge.
After preparing our pumpkins, I demonstrated how to BLEND our warm colors to make the pumpkins LOOK REAL! The kids impressed me with how well they did with it! Check out their pictures below - click to enlarge.
Today in Mrs. Hongisto's class we reviewed the types of lines we knew (straight, zig-zag, spiral, etc), and put them to the test in a watercolor painting. The lines were drawn with black crayon first, then the project was brightened up with watercolor paint! Check back for updates. These paintings are inspired by Mexican Serapes (left) and will be finished with more designs and fringed ends! 2nd Graders are using a complementary color combination (directly across from each other on the wheel) to start their paper-weaving project. Progress on their weaving can be seen below! More to come soon! On the second day of paper-weaving (click to enlarge the images below), students created a NEW layer using a white paper illustrated with a variety of types of lines! This addition creates more texture and interest for the viewer! On the LAST day of paper weaving, students were able to add a textured layer using wall paper samples! After everything was done, students trimmed and glued their weavings to help them stay in place! Check out the final results below! Click the images below to enlarge.
1st Grade students started this project by taking a few notes in their sketchbooks on the COLOR WHEEL. Their project is focused around SECONDARY COLORS (orange, green, and purple) which are made by mixing two primary colors (red, yellow or blue). After learning about the color wheel, we did a practice drawing of a pumpkin! (check out a few examples below) After our practice drawing, students penciled in their final layout on a larger paper. Then, red and yellow were mixed to make the orange for the pumpkins! In the next class, students mixed red and blue to make PURPLE, along with yellow and blue to make GREEN! Grass detail was also added with a darker green as well! Click on the pumpkins below to enlarge. Click on the images below to enlarge to see students working on the last day of this project. The final step for these projects was the DETAILS! Students added stars and a moon to create a night sky using cool colored construction paper crayons. Next, blades of grass were added with construction paper crayons and construction paper. Finally, a silly face was added using cut construction paper. The results definitely brighten up the hallway and will make you smile. Good job 1st grade! Check out all of the final results below. After completing sketchbooks, and paintings inspired by THE DOT, it is time for all elementary classes to move on to their first individual project! All projects are inspired by the COLOR WHEEL. Each grade will complete a project inspired by a different color scheme. Kindergarten - All colors :) 1st Grade - Secondary 2nd Grade - Complementary 3rd Grade - Warm/Cool 4th Grade - Monochromatic 5th Grade - Analogous Kindergarten Mrs. Hongisto's class will be practicing types of lines to make a Mexican Serape! This serape will be completed with all colors, along with a variety of lines (straight, wavy, zig-zag, spiral), and cut fringe on the edges! I'm excited to start this project with my youngest artists soon! 1st Grade Mrs. Ekberg's class will be focusing on SECONDARY COLORS, which are all of the hues that are creating by mixing the primary colors. These colors are orange, purple and green! Using those colors, a festive pumpkin scene will be created by mixing their own colors of paint! They have already started this project - check out their progress HERE. 2nd Grade Mrs. Dubord's class is assigned the color scheme of COMPLEMENTARY COLORS. Complementary colors are pairs of hues that are directly across from each other on the wheel, like purple and yellow for example. This class will be completing a paper-weaving project using a complementary combination as their base. Their progress can be seen HERE. 3rd Grade Students in Mrs. Eichmeier and Mrs. Veeser's classes will be learning about warm and cool colors. They will use this color scheme to create an illustration of a small grouping of pumpkins, with warm colors for the pumpkins, and cool colors in the background. 4th Grade Mrs. Martin's class will be creating a tree silhouette with a MONOCHROMATIC COLOR scheme for the background. A monochromatic scheme using tints and shades of a single hue, like yellow for example. 5th Grade
Mr. LaBonte's class will be creating a circle weaving based on an ANALOGOUS COLOR scheme. Analogous colors are neighboring colors on the wheel. The start of this project can be seen here. The current leaders for our Daily Points challenge can be seen below. After 3 rotations of classes, here are the standings:
1st Place - Mrs. Veeser's 3rd Grade 2nd Place - Mrs. Eichmeier's 3rd Grade 3rd Place - Mrs. Martin's 4th Grade 4th Place - Mrs. Dubord's 2nd Grade We are already halfway through our first quarter! Each class has two more art classes to bring up their score. Good luck to all! 4th Grade created watercolor paintings
inspired by THE DOT by Peter H. Reynolds. Click the images below to enlarge. This one-day project served as an introduction to reviewing the COLOR WHEEL for the next project! 5th graders started their first individual project today -
CIRCLE WEAVING! Before starting, we took notes on the basics of the COLOR WHEEL as a review. This project will highlight the color scheme of ANALOGOUS colors, which we call "3 neighbors" to simplify the concept. The background of the circle weaving was painted on a paper plate with an analogous color scheme of choice. Progress can be seen in the photos below (click to enlarge!). Next, students will add detail to the plates using neon oil pastel to create interest! I can't wait to see the final results! |
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