Alebrije structural build:

We started to build the basic structure of our Alebrije. Students were asked to concentrate on making the basic shapes that are needed for their creatures and add details later. Students are using newspaper and minimal amounts of masking tape.  You do not need a lot of masking tape.  Later when the papier mache layers go on, the sculpture will be solid.

Alibrije day ONE!

Today we started on our Alibrije.

We went over what it is and how we are going to create our own.

Here are some examples of works in progress (sketches).

Alabrije!!

Next up is a paper-mache unit on Alabrije.

Here is a powerpoint with some more information on Alabrije and what the project will be about!

Water Color Final Project

The Watercolor Final project is to find a magazine or other color image of a landscape and make a replica of it.  The point is to show you can color match (mix colors) using your primary colors (red, blue, yellow), black, and white.

Here are some examples that are still in progress:

Here are some that are complete (from Gr 8 and 10 classes):

      

Watercolor technique sheets

Next we looked at shading with water color.

Here is the blank handout of shapes.

Here is what is should look like when it's done:

Shading with watercolor works the opposite way, rather than starting with your darkest, you start with the lightest and slowly add and blend the dark colors.

Then we looked at some specific watercolor techniques:Wet on Dry, Dry Brush, Crayon Resist, Wet on Wet, Gradient, Stippling, Salt Addition, and Brush Lines!

Here is the blank for Water Color Techniques

Watercolors!

First up for water colors is a color wheel

Here is the blank handout.

And here is what it  looks like completed (By: Nikhil)

Red, Blue, and Yellow are your PRIMARY COLORS.

By mixing these you get your SECONDARY COLORS: Purple, Green, and Orange

By adding more of the primary colors to the secondary colors you get: Red Orange, Yellow Orange, Red Purple, Blue Purple, Yellow Green, and Blue Green

Drawing Unit Final Project

For the final project for this unit we made macaroni/pasta sculptures! (FUN!)

They were spray painted white to give you more to work with for shading.

Then you were supposed to draw the contour then shade in the pasta.

To make this a bit easier for grade 8, the instructions were to make the cardboard the pasta was glued down to your darkest shade, and everything else gets lighter and lighter as it gets higher and higher off the cardboard.

Here are some good examples of this project:

Ethan:

 

Simrin:

Kirsten:

This is the final item for your portfolio for this unit.  Next up, WATERCOLORS! :)