Step 1. Put a visual dot in the center. Step 2. Draw 4 arms from the center either off the page at the sides or at the corners. As the arms go out they should spread apart from each other or get wider as they go out. Step 3. Write your name in capital letters inside the arms. Always start at the dot and work out. Make sure the letters of your name touch the top and the bottom of each line. The letters will get bigger as they go out. Keep writing the letters of your name until you are out of room, let the letters of off the page. Step 4. Out like the name arms with Sharpie Step 5. In the space outside the arms you must use a ruler...somehow...that is your only instruction for outside the arms. Step 6. Color the arms either worm or cool colors but do not mix the warm and cool. It's one or the other. Try and switch colors as you come up on a like. Try to stay away from coloring the arm all one color. Make it interesting. You can choose to color the arms cool or outside the arms cool. If you make the outside warm then make the arm cool.
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These self-portrait drawings by 5th graders were on display at the elementary school at the end of the school year, a nice tribute to the 5t...
Last week I pinned a fabulous optical illusion art idea from We Heart Art. She had completed this activity with her fifth graders, and I thought it would make a fantastic first lesson for my students. I tried it out with my oldest daughter last weekend (she's in grade 3), and when she achieved great results, I knew it would be perfect. This is a perfect art lesson for the beginning of the year because it uses only a few materials, has simple directions, and turns out to be an impressive work of art. As we were working on it, I could hear the "cool" and "awesome" comments that we teachers love to hear. We started our lesson by examining a colour wheel and discussing complimentary colours. I had students choose two complimentary colours for this project. To get started: 1) Locate the centre of the page - draw a dot with a pencil. 2) Still using the pencil, draw 6 straight lines through the centre. 3) Still using the pencil, draw "happy face" curved lines in alternate sections. 4) Colour in the sections with marker, alternating one coloured, one blank (these were my magenta sections). Use a pencil crayon (in the same magenta colour) to shade the edges of the blank sections. 5) Using the pencil again, draw "sad face" curved lines in the left over sections. 6) Colour in these sections with marker, alternating one coloured, one blank (these were my green sections). Use a pencil crayon (in the same green colour) to shade the edges. 7) Trace over all pencil lines (straight and curved) with a black marker. 8) Stand back and admire. :) It also makes a show-stopping bulletin board display!!! With just a few twists, you can turn this into a fabulous spider web art idea perfect for October. You can take a peek at my full lesson for this Spider Web Op-Art here. The lesson includes a full PDF as well as PowerPoint lesson with pictures and detailed step-by-step instructions for students, as well as a rubric for assessment and student reflection sheet. Happy Friday!!! And oh my - thank goodness it's Friday!!!
This project is inspired by the work of the famous artist Jasper Johns... Title: 0-9 Date created: 1961 I found these number stencils at Scrap RVA in Richmond, Virginia. Scrap RVA is an arts and craft recycle store...and it is awesome! I teach Scrappy Creatures and Japanese Stab Binding at Scrap RVA. If you are ever in the Richmond area you must add it to your do-to-list. You can buy a set of these graphic number stencils on Amazon, just click on the link below... You will also need a circle tracer as well. I got this one at Michaels with my weekly 40% off coupon. You can get it on Amazon by clicking the link below... The paper size for this project is 12x18 90# white multi use paper by Pecon. Students pick their 3 favorite numbers to trace with a pencil. The first number should be traced right-side up. The second number is placed over the first number but this time it should be traced upside down. The third number is placed over the first 2 and can be traced in any direction the student chooses...either right-side up or upside down. Any of the 3 numbers can be traced backwards as well. Using the circle tracer add 3 different size circles overlapping the numbers somewhere on the paper. Use a fine tip Sharpie to trace over all the pencil lines. Fill in the small spaces with lines using the Sharpie. Add shading in some of the corner points with a pencil. I just have the kids smooth out the pencil lines with their fingers or you can use a blending tool. You can order blending tools on Amazon by clicking the link below ... After you have finished all the corner shading start to add your color. I let my students choose between colored pencils or water colors. I use Crayola colored pencils and a mix of Prang and Crayola watercolors in my art room. Colored Pencils Watercolor Jasper Johns painted the entire canvas for his art work tilted 0-9 I only have my students paint inside the numbers and circles but you can try it either way. Let me know what you think and please share your results if you try this project in your class room. You can email me at [email protected] Check back for new projects and ideas every Thursday.
4th Grade- Enlarged Flower Drawings inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe! Students learned about the artist Georgia O’Keeffe, and viewed examples of her flower paintings. We talked about the scale (s…
In this Aquarium Perspective Lesson, Middle School students will dive right into learning about the principle of perspective while designing an aquarium.
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For a demo of this worksheet visit the Messy Art Teacher Youtube channel Grid Drawing Worksheet Demo. This is a worksheet that helps students understand the concept of how to reproduce an image using the grid drawing method. If you are teaching famous sculptures/art history or this worksheet could be used as enrichment accelerated students. This is a great lesson for sub days or to incorporate into a lesson related to drawing and proportion. Incorporates math learning coordinates on a grid. When students finish drawing they can color it in. This PDF contains a worksheet for students to draw: The Statue of Liberty The Sphinx David The Thinker Easter Island Heads If you would like grid drawings that focus more on drawing seem my other worksheets 20 Pack Grid Drawing Sheets 10 Pack of Candy Photo Grid Drawing Sheets 10 Pack Grid Drawing Worksheets 5 Pack Food Grid Drawing Sheets 5 Pack Animal Grid Drawing Sheets Further information: • Resources are ready to print and go Connect with me @ Messy Art Teacher Messy Art Teacher Blog Facebook Instagram Pinterest You can follow me by clicking at top of my store page if you would like to receive updates on new art resources and details of my forthcoming sales. Don’t forget to leave feedback on resources - you will earn points towards your next TPT purchases :-) Please contact me if you have any questions regarding this resource. Thanks! Nancy Miller - Messy Art Teacher Please click on the product previews to see a more detailed overview of each resource. Further information: • Resources are ready to print and go Connect with me @ Messy Art Teacher Messy Art Teacher Blog Facebook Instagram Pinterest You can follow me by clicking at top of my store page if you would like to receive updates on new art resources and details of my forthcoming sales. Don’t forget to leave feedback on resources - you will earn points towards your next TPT purchases :-) Please contact me if you have any questions regarding this resource. Thanks! Nancy Miller - Messy Art Teacher
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Sculpt Georgia O'Keeffe-inspired flowers, draw Warhol pop art, and color graffiti breakdancers with these awesome fifth grade art projects.
This project is inspired by the work of the famous artist Jasper Johns... Title: 0-9 Date created: 1961 I found these number stencils at Scrap RVA in Richmond, Virginia. Scrap RVA is an arts and craft recycle store...and it is awesome! I teach Scrappy Creatures and Japanese Stab Binding at Scrap RVA. If you are ever in the Richmond area you must add it to your do-to-list. You can buy a set of these graphic number stencils on Amazon, just click on the link below... You will also need a circle tracer as well. I got this one at Michaels with my weekly 40% off coupon. You can get it on Amazon by clicking the link below... The paper size for this project is 12x18 90# white multi use paper by Pecon. Students pick their 3 favorite numbers to trace with a pencil. The first number should be traced right-side up. The second number is placed over the first number but this time it should be traced upside down. The third number is placed over the first 2 and can be traced in any direction the student chooses...either right-side up or upside down. Any of the 3 numbers can be traced backwards as well. Using the circle tracer add 3 different size circles overlapping the numbers somewhere on the paper. Use a fine tip Sharpie to trace over all the pencil lines. Fill in the small spaces with lines using the Sharpie. Add shading in some of the corner points with a pencil. I just have the kids smooth out the pencil lines with their fingers or you can use a blending tool. You can order blending tools on Amazon by clicking the link below ... After you have finished all the corner shading start to add your color. I let my students choose between colored pencils or water colors. I use Crayola colored pencils and a mix of Prang and Crayola watercolors in my art room. Colored Pencils Watercolor Jasper Johns painted the entire canvas for his art work tilted 0-9 I only have my students paint inside the numbers and circles but you can try it either way. Let me know what you think and please share your results if you try this project in your class room. You can email me at [email protected] Check back for new projects and ideas every Thursday.
This is a new series of blogposts focussing on each strand of the Art curriculum. I know how hard it can be to find a good lesson so hopefully these ideas will save you some time when planning Art lessons. Landscapes Perspective Flowers
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Well this is another great pinterest finds and also a spin on one point perspective. We did the drawing in pencil. Then outline in sharpie. It keep my 5th graders guessing what it was going to be until we painted all blue. Some of the figured it out. Then we draw sea life and colored that in with color pencil and glued them on. It was something different then the city. Well like I said I found this on pinterest, but here is the link from where it really came from. http://www.onceuponanartroom.com/ Thanks so much Chani for the great project
Victor Vasarley (above) and Bridget Riley (below) are the King and Queen of Op Art (Optical Illusion Art). They used lines to create form and movement on empty spaces. The use of bending lines (contour line) creates the illusion or three dimension on a flat surface. Olivia , Jorja, Jaycee, and Estrella We are going to use flat and bending lines on our paper. Like Victor Vasarley's bulging sphere, our back ground will be flat lines and our hand will have bent "contour" lines. It will appear as though it is bulging from under the lined paper. 1. Trace your hand with a pencil lightly (you will erase it later). It is best to used lightly lined paper as a guide. 2. Make lines straight across paper. When the line hits the finger, jump up and then join the same line at the other end of the finger. When the line hits the hand, jump up and then join the same line at the other end of the hand. *Hint- when jump line upward or downward with the lines, be consistent I jumped one line only on all parts, stying to go highest in the center of the shape. --------------------MAKE A DECISION---------------- Marker or Colored Pencil? MARKER 3. Color all lines with the marker, you can use a pattern of 2 or more. 4. Using a black crayon or colored pencil, add an outline around hand then lightly color around the outline to suggest a shadow. Shyli, Giovana, Davis, & Michael C. 2021 COLORED PENCIL (challenge) Sawyer, Jaylee, Katherine &Ayden 2021 3. Color background using a medium pressure with a 2 or more color pattern. 4. Color with harder pressure around hand to suggest a shadow. 5. Color hand with medium pressure, except the highest points of the fingers, palm and wrist/arm to suggest highlights from light source above. Estrella (8th grade/2021) is using colored pencils to create form on her hand.
Fifth graders have been bringing their sketchpads into art class. We took turns presenting our drawings with the class and we learned how to talk about each drawing. We were able to point out something specific about the sketch and we could ask the artist questions as well. How amazing would it be to go to a museum and actually ask Vincent van Gogh why he painted swirls in the sky of his "Starry Night!" To be able to ask an artist a question gives us an opportunity to learn and appreciate so much more about the art. It is not enough just to say you like a picture; we want to know why you like it. When we discuss a drawing in class, these are some of the elements of art we can recognize or talk about: 1. Is the image realistic or abstract? 2. Can you talk about color... Is it soft, bright, or bold? 3. How was the object shaded? 4. Is there an interesting design or composition on the page? 5. Is there a sense of movement? 6. How does the picture make you feel... Are you happy, sad, calm, nervous? 7. What can you say about the subject of the drawing or even the background? Here are some of the sketches my students brought in when they were asked to draw their favorite thing in their bedroom. Sketch by Emily Emily's origami bird is not only beautifully drawn and recognizable, but the way she shaded the drawing makes us really see the delicate creases in the paper and we instantly understand that it is origami. I was impressed not only with the drawing, but with her ability to fold the paper so perfectly! Sketch by Cynthia Cynthia focused on her dresser top and vanity mirror, including her self-portrait in the mirror. I love how intently she is staring at her image as she made her drawing. Self portraits are rarely smiling... you draw what you see in your reflection and while you are working, you often have a very serious expression. Sketch by Vincent Vincent drew a sketch of his electric guitar. All the details that he included makes us realize just how well he knows his instrument and how much he was able to tell us about it through his drawing. It almost seems to be waiting for someone to pick it up and start playing music! Emily, Cynthia and Vincent showed us three very different examples of how you could have completed your sketch and I hope they inspire everyone in 5th grade to draw! These artists would love to hear from you! Please add your own thoughts and reflections about any of these three drawings in the comments box below...
Engage kids in art projects in a variety of media, with many based on famous artists or art movements.
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Today, 4th grade starting working on their self portraits, inspired by the art of Tad Carpenter, and the fabulous art teacher Katie Allain. You can check out their art on their Instagram accounts, if you click on their names. He's the artist who designed the cover for the book, Wonder! Here's how we created ours! Materials: Sax 90lb paper Sax liquid watercolors Sharpie markers Pencils hair examples Day 1: Talk about the book and movie, Wonder. I plan on playing the audio book, and listening to it while they work. I demonstrated how to draw a simple outline of a face and a simple hairline, like the artist did. I then demonstrated how to trace/color with a Sharpie, and paint with liquid watercolors. I also put up different hair styles on the screen. I think individual copies at their tables would work better, btw :) Here's my fist 4th grade class, working on theirs today!
