Non-Objective/Monochromatic Oil Pastels: 6th Grade

To begin our focus on the element of Color, 6th grade classes explored the use of a monochromatic color scheme. Ask any 6th grader and they can tell you that Mono = One, Chroma = Color, and Tic = exhibiting the characteristics of something. When you put that all together you get the definition of the word monochromatic - having the characteristics of only one color. 

Students created non-objective (not of anything other than lines and shapes) designs and used their chosen color of oil pastel plus black, white, gray, and/or small amounts of other colors to create a monochromatic color scheme.

Finished Slab Bowls: Art II

The Art II slab bowls are finally finished (as well as several other projects that I have failed to post lately). Some students followed the original assignment to create a "Bowl Creature" while others went a bit in another direction and came up with their own design. Regardless of how they designed their bowl, all students had to include addition pieces added to the original bowl.

School Board Appreciation Month

January is School Board Appreciation month and each school was asked to submit either cards or a poster to show the Board some love. This is our school's contribution as it was drying on the Art room floor this morning.

Our sign was prominently displayed for all to see!

Slab Bowls - Art II

The Art II classes have been working on a clay project: Slab Bowls. The original plan was to create a "face" bowl, which some students did, but others opted for their own project ideas. Students used our slab roller to create a flat slab of clay and then cut out a shape to lay over a paper form they had created. One of the bowls created is below... waiting to be fired and then glazed.

Art II - Self Portraits

One of my favorite projects each year is self-portraits. Maybe it's because students try so hard because they know it's supposed to look like them, I'm not sure, but they always turn out great. In order to draw their portrait, students first took a picture of themselves and then used a grid technique to proportionally enlarge the portrait. In order to show value, students could choose pencil, colored pencil, or a combination of the two. 

Loteria Card Designs - 6th Grade

As part of our Hispanic Heritage observances, the 6th grade Art classes created original drawings based on the traditional Mexican card game, Loteria. After playing the game in class and looking at various artist interpretations, students chose one of the Loteria cards and created an original composition based on the traditional symbol. Students could chose either colored pencil or crayon resist as their media.

traditional Loteria card examples

Value Study: Pasta - Art II

In order to focus on the element of Value, the Art II students created mini-still life pieces out of pasta and used a view finder to create an interesting composition. Student projects had to include both value with pencil as well as with colored pencil.