The elements of design art: Line, Shape, Form, Space, Color, Value and Texture.
Elements of Design or they are also called the Elements of Art are a very important part when making art. This video is fantastic at explaining and seeing the elements. The elements of design art: Line, Shape, Form, Space, Color, Value and Texture. *** I'm still looking for a good video about the Principles of Art: Balance, Emphasis, Movement, Pattern, Rhythm, Contrast and Unity.
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Next week the 4th grade will be starting to create their own Animal Moasics. We will be looking at a variety of mosaic examples specifically the artist, Winold Reiss and his mosaic murals. The students will be selecting their animal of choice keeping in mind that they will have their mosaic on a piece of black paper. (animals with brighter colors work better) We will cutting out small pieces of color using magazine paper. What's so cool about using magazine paper is that the students will end up with multiple shades of one color. Another thing that student's will discover that some paper will have words or texture on them and that's okay, it actually will make their animal more interesting. As a parent, the artwork that your student will bring home will be endless and the art soon piles up with nowhere to go. I was looking on the blog, Vivid Layers and there were several great ways to display and show off your child's artwork. One easy and non messy way is making a book. Using walgreens.com or shutterfly.com are great websites to use when you take photos of your child's art. It might take a little while but the end product is worth it! You can also use your child's art to decorate your house. Framing and matting the art will give it a more professional feel. Going to the dollar store and purchasing frames is an inexpensive way to create this collage display. Another way to find cheap frames is heading out to garage sales. I love going to garage sales in the summer and seeing all those perfectly good frames for so cheap! Remind yourself that when your child sees you interested in their artwork they will be more likely to make art at home which will improve their creativity and imagination as well as giving them a break from the TV and video games! The easiest way for you and your child to display their artwork is string up their art using clothes pins. Some other ideas are: 1. Make an art box - where their artwork can be stored to look at later in life 2. Use a bulletin board. 3. Take photos of your child's art and frame the photos! Matryohska Dolls or Nesting Dolls are a set of Russian wooden dolls decreasing in size that can be placed inside of each other. The 3rd graders will be making 4 dolls of their own. Their dolls will be made out of paper, glued into an upright position and will be able to fit inside of each other. The nesting dolls they are making must look like they are apart of a set, like all sports players or all animals. They will color their dolls using crayons, colored pencils or markers. If the students finish early they will have the option of adding more dolls to their set, one bigger and one smaller doll. I will be entering Becker Intermediate students in an art contest created by the Celebrating Art website. I wish every student could have their artwork entered but there isn't enough time, so I will be selecting students who have been Artists Of The Week to be entered. I will upload a photo of their artwork and, if selected by the judges, their art will be published in a book that contains photos of all the art. If the student's art is published they will have the chance to also be a contest winner. The winners will receive a $25 check and a free copy of the art book! If you would like to enter in your own art on your own time (with the help of your parents!), click here, this link will take you right to the student registration page on the celebrating art website. The pictures to the left are some paintings that I have created in the past 2 years and now are on display at a store in the Minneapolis area called Paper Hat. Come check them out! The next project for the 3rd grade will be learning about an artist named, Wolf Kahn. Wolf Kahn is a German artist who paints landscapes in unrealistic colors. 3rd graders will use either warm or cool colors for their landscapes. Their trees and ground will be drawn in crayon and then we will paint over our entire paper with watercolors, using either warm or cool colors, whatever you have chosen. Warm Colors: Red, Orange and Yellow Cool Colors: Green, Blue and Purple |
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Gail Peroddy
I'm in my 6th year teaching art in Becker, MN. Time has really flown by! Wowza! Archives
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