Kluender art 8

Students are beginning their SYMBOLIST STILL LIFE. They have chosen a colored paper based on the symbolic meaning of the color and how it represents their personality.

Now, they are creating a value scale! They have two options for color....MONOCHROMATIC or COMPLEMENTARY! We practiced this last week for Journal #5.

Kluender Art 8

Mrs. Kluender's Art 8 students (A3, A4, B3) spent the last block learning to create value in paint! So far this year, we've done value in grayscale pencil and in colored pencil.

We learned how to mix paint to make tints and shades to create a vlaue scale. Then, we applied those shading skills to a 2D drawing of a bottle to create the illusion of depth using value!

This is most of my Art 8 students first time attempting to paint something using shading, so it was difficult.....but they did a great job!

Part of learning to paint in the studio is learning to maintain a shared studio space. We have a bit of practice to do on conserving paint and studio clean up, but we're working on it...We're all working together to keep our workspace safe and clean! :)

Once students have finished cutting out their cardboard objects, they will apply these painting techniques to them. Their goal is to make the 2D cardboard objects appear to be 3D by applying the shading techniques in paint! 

Czaplicki B3 Drawn Portraits

 Look at these FABULOUS portraits! Hand drawn! Lots of value! These can be very frustrating, but VERY rewarding! Very soon each Art 7/8 Student will have 2 portraits. One hand drawn and super realistic. What a great opportunity for us to compare and constrast! We've developed two different skill sets (painting & drawing) both under the larger umbrella of drawing from observation. Great job guys!

Czaplicki B3 Self Portrait in Pencil

While we are completing our large paintings- we are also working on drawing self-portraits. We are drawing from life. This involves a lot of concentration. First they must get the proportions of their face correct. Then they must draw their features to look like theirs. Then they are adding layers upon layer of value. Shading their face will make it looks 3D and realistic. We will have both the portraits completed next week. It will be neat to compare and constrast the two portraists.

Kluender Art 8

 

Here are some examples of Art 8's finished drawings from their "value scale challenge".

They used drawing pencils to create at least 8 values in their value scale. We learned that an HB pencil is equivelant to a #2 pencil. H pencils have a harder and lighter shade lead. B pencils have a softer and darker shade lead.