In this ongoing club, students will listen to classical music and then express the feeling, colors, and movement the music inspires in them. Students will be encouraged to use a variety of art mediums that can be used quickly and freely such as pastels, acrylic paint, charcoal, watercolor, finger paint, crayons, or markers. *Note: I […]
In this 8 week flex class, students will be introduced to and learn how to create drawings using three methods: contour lines, gestures, and perspective. They will practice skills at their own pace each week. They will be encouraged to share thoughts about lessons with classmates weekly. This class will consist of instructional videos posted […]
In this class, students will draw lines to make their appear like it is 3D. Class Layout We will briefly discuss optical illusion art. We will talk about line and the importance of white space in art. We will trace our hand in pencil. We will use a ruler to create our drawing. We will […]
In this class, students will learn about primary colors. Students will learn about Piet Mondrian and his use of primary colors to create art. Class Layout Talk about primary colors, white, and black Briefly discuss Piet Mondrian and visit several websites to view his work. https://www.piet-mondrian.org/ or https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/piet-mondrian or https://www.britannica.com/biography/Piet-Mondrian/Cubist-period-in-Paris. Create a Mondrian inspired interactive […]
In this special February class, students will learn three basic watercolor techniques to create Valentine’s cards. Card one: Students will draw or trace several hearts. Students will color the heart/s with crayons. Students will watercolor the background. This technique shows students that watercolor will roll off wax crayons. Card two: Students will draw or trace […]
In this special February class, students will learn four basic watercolor techniques to create Valentine’s cards. Card one: Students will draw or trace several hearts. Students will color the heart/s with crayons. Students will watercolor the background. This technique shows students that watercolor will roll off wax crayons. Card two: Students will draw or trace […]
Students will draw a pirate ship from a model and then create an ocean scene using torn or cut out pieces of paper. Class layout: 1. We will begin by going over basic geometric shapes and drawing them for our warm up exercise. 2. We will then talk about how all objects are created with […]
In this class, students will learn about secondary colors by mixing primary color paint. Students will create a colorful painting using secondary and primary colors. Class Layout Secondary colors: What are they and how are they made? Make secondary colors with primary color paint. Secondary color wheel (see class welcome message for printable color wheel) […]
In this class, we will talk about line weight and optical illusion art. Class Layout Students will learn what line weight is and how to use it to create Optical Illusion Art. We will look at several examples of Op Art and talk about how each example deceives the brain. We will then create an […]
This class is an introduction to drawing class. We will cover the first element of art, line. Students will learn what a line is, the different types of lines, and how using different lines in art create different looks. Class layout: Students will learn about line and the different types of lines. Students will […]
