Monday, April 4, 2011

6th Grade One-Point Perspective Cities


One-Point Perspective- Aerial View of a City
Students learned how to draw in one-point perspective.  Drawing in perspective helps the artist achieve realism, depth, and space in the artwork.  They also considered the composition of their artwork and carefully balanced the objects on the page.  Students applied their knowledge by drawing an aerial view of a city in one-point perspective and coloring their buildings look help their city look three dimensional!  








Awesome job 6th grade!

Thursday, March 3, 2011

6th and 7th grade Bookmarks!

Awesome Bookmarks!
For one of their sketchbook assignments, my students designed bookmarks for our school library, each class voted for the top 2 designs. I printed them on card stock and put them in the library for all students to use.  They are very popular!

   
 

6th Grade Stuffed Animal Mascots

Stuffed Animal Mascots!
Students designed and created these cute stuffed animals, or Mascots as we call them, because they are good luck charms!  Students learned how to sew by hand, including the running stitch, oversewing stitch, and how to sew on a button.

   
 
Monster!




Tuesday, February 1, 2011

6th Grade Artist Trading Cards


Artist Trading Cards
Artist Trading Cards (ATC) are artworks that are the size of a playing card that you trade with other artists.  


 



 
 



The 6th graders were very creative with their use of watercolor paints, pencils, and pastels, as well as collage and markers in these beautiful miniature artworks!