Fourth grade students had two options this year for self portraits. One option was to do a nice drawing and use watercolor paints to paint the picture. Students were challenged to mix all colors that were not primary or secondary colors. For example, students mixed yellow and purple to make their own browns and skin tones. This was quite the challenge!
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The theme of this project was Fears and Dreams. Students drew two images. One image was to depict a dream, aspiration, of hope of accomplishment. The other image depicted a fear, or something they didn't like. Each of the students' finished drawings (9x12) were cut into four even pieces. They were then glued onto a larger piece of paper (18x12) that had been fan folded. The students' projects were then mounted on a black piece of paper to keep them from collapsing. You can see the "dream" image on one side and the "fear" image on the other side.
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Fourth Grade students do a lesson on animation. They learn the historical process of using sketches and flip-book style techniques to create a moving picture (motion picture). The eye can process 10-12 images per second as separate images but more than that is seen as a moving picture or movie. Students create a small flipbook, then learn about the developments of animation through corporations like pixar, seeing how the hand drawings turn into clay sculptures/claymation, then can be scanned in and manipulated using animation software. Students use an app to create their own stop motion films using any material at their desks, or they can create their own with clay or drawings. The playlist shows the transformation of the animation process. Pretty interesting....if you think about it...the movie the Lion King was created from about 130,000 frames or sketches...that is A LOT of drawing and coloring! If you are interested in gaming design the same basic concepts apply!
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Students are creating a piece of artwork based on Mexican Folk Art. Students learn about the history of the art and the Mexican/Hispanic visual culture. Students create design inside their animal/object, or person mimicking the style of Mexican Folk artists. This is a similar project to our pictographs. Made with black and white charcoal. Students can use the above images for inspiration for their project!
Students created a positive/negative design portrait. on a piece of 6"x18" piece of paper, students created half of a face silhouette. Students added simple facial features like eyes, no, and mouth. The students cut out pieces of the portrait and glue them on opposite sides creating a positive/negative design.
Students first created a pinch pot and then used extra clay to turn their pinch pot into an imaginative or realistic creature. The students LOVED making their creatures and showing off their personalities.
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Photo Project to use for a drawing resource. For our photo assignment. Take a CLOSEUP photo of yourself, someone, or a pet that you care about. Consider the background, to make your photo look nice, and make sure it is a CLOSEUP. The first picture on the left, wouldn't work for this assignment...it's too far away...but a photo like the one on the right will work great! Good luck and have fun!
For March Reading Month, we created Dr. Seuss Inspired Murals. This assignment was based on the idea of a grid drawing . Each student received a small rectangle containing part of an image from "The Sneetches". The students were challenged to reproduce that rectangle on a piece of drawing paper. When the students were finished with their drawings, they had to team up with classmates who had neighboring pieces, making sure they lined up. The students used oil pastels to color their part of the mural and then we assembled the mural.
The students LOVED working on this project. We followed some basic one-point perspective guidelines to create a bridge landscape. The students were very interested in learning how to draw in a realistic manner. We learned how to draw, making it look like the painting has depth.
The above video is a step-by-step demonstration of how to draw a one point perspective bridge. Below is an example of how to draw a more advanced one point perspective bridge. Practice at home, and be ready for class!
Students loved learning some basic origami principles and applying them to make these beautiful wreaths.
Pictographs!
In this project, students learned about cave drawings, and ancient forms of writing and communication. Students used some guides to create their own aboriginal story design and name plate. The students loved the idea of writing in an ancient form. They also did a fantastic job!
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