Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Excersise in LINE

Her eis the next worksheet to be completed in class. The assignment is to have a veiw of what different Lines can look like and how the can have a visual impact on the space the impose.

Friday, October 25, 2013

HAND #2

HERE IS THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF 3

I know I originally said 4 but I feel that the students would be better  suited ending with three and moving on. I am getting a better handle on the timing of the middle school schedule so we have room to adjust project timing.


In this hand the students discussed observations they saw in the project, such as Cool colors in the negative space, warm colors in the positive space, Mediums used were Markers for cool colors and colored pencils for warm colors. In the positive space students noticed the use of value in the colored shapes. We discussed how colored pencils are pressure sensitive mediums and using this medium would help us blend the color for the shapes.

Friday, October 18, 2013

HAND SERIES

Students start with a drawing (tracing) of their hand. I know students have probably been doing this since they have been in pre-school, but that's one of the min reasons I choose this subject matter.

We start with a tracing of the outer edge of their hand (4H pencil) we will hold the pencil vertically to ensure an accurate shape. A portion of their wrist is part of the drawing.

next we will use a ruler to draw no less than 10 lines going from edge to edge being sure to change the placement and angle of the ruler each time to make sure we end up with a mixture of random geometric and organic shapes, as seen below.


COLOR- using markers students will color the shapes in the negative space in a Triadic or Primary color scheme. Positive space will be colored in a secondary color scheme.

Using a stippling effect with a black marker students will then add a some Value to the outline of the hand. Seen below.


This hand is the first in a series of 4.


#2 Value sheet

#2 value sheet

Going deeper into shading I use this sheet as a warm up to our next project.






Monday, October 7, 2013

Value Power point

BASICALLY THIS IS WHAT WE DISCUSSED TODAY!!

Click HERE to see our class room powerpoint on Value

Have a great day