Oil Pastel Portraits
Woven Hearts
This fun Valentine’s project took 2 lessons to complete. The first class we painted two sheets of watercolour paper in contrasting colors. In the second we cut the corners off one side of each paper to create a rounded end,…
Welcome Signs
Self-Portraits in Spray Paint
Students printed out a photo selfie, and used as a base to cut out sections in a plastic overlay with an exacto knife. Once these sections were cut out, they could be used as a stencil. The canvas board was…
More Animals in Winter Sweaters
Students found an animal of their choice, and lightly drew the head with a pencil. Thinking of hair/ fur and directional lines, students then drew over the portrait with different sizes of black marker. We discussed contrast, pattern and balance…
Fused Glass Birds
Fused Glass birds assignment for grade 7 & 8 students. Templates were used for scoring the basic bird shape. Birds were full fused and then various pieces were tac fused. Students had access to frit, stingers, rods, glassline paper, paint…
Sugar Skulls
After discussing the Day of the Dead celebration in Mexico, students created sugar skulls in paper. Using the how to draw on www.arforkidshub.com students got some practice in their sketchbooks. They then created their own original sugar skull plans using…
Inspirational Person Gelli Print Collage
In preparation for this project, students researched an inspirational figure in their lives. Students then created a few ideas for a stencil, choosing their favorite one. Stencils were to represent the person they had chosen. Stencils were then cut our…
Self Portraits Using Continuous Line Drawing
Playing with continuous contour lines and trying self-portraits here. This idea is from www.arteascuola.com. Students observed themselves using mirrors and drew a self-portrait using markers. They then filled in sections with a variety of colors. Cutting out the head, and…
Fruit in Contour Lines
Using a fruit still life, students were drew observed using a continuous contour line- adding watercolor to either the fruit or the background.