Mini value exercise

Continuing working on values.
Students found it interesting to see values create depth in space.

Pointillism Seahorses

Working on Pointillism is code for, you better be patient, and patient my artist were. 

We began our project by watching a video on YouTube about Seahorses

Next we discussed  French Chemist Michel Chevreul, focusing on his study of color interaction leading to his discovery of Simultaneous Contrast. When placed side by side, these colors can appear altered especially at a distance.  Complementary colors are intensified when next to each other or when overlapped.

Below are a couple of sources about Michel Chevreul

http://www.webexhibits.org/colorart/simultaneous.html

http://lipidsarenice.weebly.com/biography-of-michel-eugeacutene-chevreul.html

I showed students work from Georges Seurat and Paul Signac.  Seurat was inspired by Chevreul's findings and began to apply these findings in his art work thus creating Divisionism, later coined Pointillism by critics.


Students first practiced on a couple of worksheets using Crayola markers.

After practicing on the worksheets, students drew their design in pencil then outlined their seahorses and its habitat in marker.

Students used primary, secondary, and intermediate colors dots to create a variety of values.

In the background, students created a pattern using complementary colors.  During the process, the artists stood back to watch the dots disappear.  I admire their patience during the process!

Ali

Niki

Audrey

Katie

Saron

Sarah

Victoria

Color Wheel Paper Rolls

Students painted the 12 colors in a color wheel.  Students did not have to put the colors in order but they were allowed to use only the primary colors, yellow, blue and red to create the secondary and tertiary (intermediate) colors.  They used Tints and Shades (black and white) to create values.

Name Rain(ing) down

"That is amazing!" is what I heard this morning from a student at school.  He was referring to the student art work hanging on the library windows.  When I told him they (the students) only used primary colors, he was even more amazed.  He absolutely made my day and I had to share this news with my students.  Their efforts really are paying off. I'm driving them nuts I'm sure, but it's paying off :).

These students viewed different types of fonts either using the internet for resource.  This can also be found on our class designed Pinterest in which students can have access by scanning the QR code created directing them straight to the website or by using 1 of 2 computers in class.  Or if they preferred, they could use a hard copy for different fonts. They ALWAYS have the choice of designing a font from imagination.

We discussed the Principle of Art: Variety and they began to draw a contour drawing of the letters in their name demonstrating a variety of sizes, we studied the Element of Art: Color by completing a color wheel in color pencils using just the primary colors.

We went back to the art work and applied all 12 colors made by the 3 primary colors.  This time students applied color pencils and crayons to their work.  In the process they applied the Element of Art: Values.  A loooong project due to the Thanksgiving break and another 2 days the school was closed due to the weather (ice and North Tx. don't mix).  The students and their teacher, we're ready to finish!

I saw a similar lesson on the link below, credit given to...

http://artexpressionofimagination.blogspot.com/2011/03/name-piles-by-6th-grade.html

Visual Textured Candy Apples

Students studied visual texture. They drew a candy apple and applied their choice of visual texture on to the apple.  Their values are definitely standing out. 





Jack E.



Jona B.



Hana W.

Melissa M.



Raifah R.