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! :)

Shading!

After negative space we did some work on shading. 

Here is a handout on the different techniques for shading.

We also looked at how to create value when shading.

The class was expected to complete the Shading Technique worksheet and the final copy should look like this:

Then we moved onto creating good copies of shading a cube and a sphere.  If you missed these classes use the following images to shade the cube and sphere.  You need good copies of each and can use any of the shading techniques on the handouts above.

Negative Space!

The beginning of the drawing unit started with some gesture and contour drawings.

Here is the handout on Gesture/Contour drawings.

We then moved onto working on negative space.

If you missed this class: Sketch the following images, only paying attention to the SPACE IN BETWEEN the objects.  This is negative space.

Finished product/good copy should look something like this (color in the negative space, and there should be no details on the positive space):

First rotation of Art 8! Welcome!

Welcome to Art 8.

This course is part of CSI 8.  So you will only be in Art for 6 weeks.  Then you will move on to Drama or Info Tech.

We started with our "First Day" activity.  This has been marked and handed back, and should be in your folders.

Then we worked on Negative Space, and your good copies should also be in your folders.

Now we are working on shading and you should have good copies of shaded spheres and cubes in your folder as well.

All hand outs will be uploaded at the side of this page tonight.  Please review and make sure you received all the hand outs and have completed everything due so far.

What's Due: First Day activity/drawing, good copies of negative space, sphere, and cube.