Observing is an important life skill, not just for artists, but for any person. Learning to observe and notice details is important in reading, science, technology, social studies, and math. But why?? Can you tell me? Our goal for this exercise is to leave with a better understanding of what it means to observe and why it is an important skill. The difference between looking and observing and how we can use observation to help us in other subjects.4 KEYS TO OBSERVING & DRAWING OBJECTSTake your time, sketch it out, and enjoy noticing the little details you might not have noticed before.
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We are continuing to work on our water awareness posters. We are now focusing on adding color. Here at school we are limited to using crayons for this project. I have used the chart below to show the students all the fun creative ways to use crayons to make our art really pop.
Art is an important way to communicate and promote awareness.Our goal for this project is for students to understand that art can be a valuable tool to communicate ideas. Just look at recent events and the murals, posters, and social media graphics that have been produced in the last few months. Almost every cause has an artist or designer that has created a logo or poster to catch our eye and get their point across to people all over the world. Talk to your children about how art is used to communicate or advertise a thought or product. We will be combining our STEM them of Water Awareness into the art we are going to create. Although we try to focus on our local water systems and water conservation you are welcome to explore how water is used and how we should take care to keep it clean all over the world. Brainstorm and SketchSupplies: pencil, paper, dictionary, any coloring tools(markers, crayons, sharpie, watercolors.After talking about art and communication we start to brainstorm words associated with water and conservation. I have the students make a list of those words. Then I have them pick out 4-5 relevant "water words" or a 4-5 worded phrase. We then talk about the importance of proofreading the words and language artists and designers must do to make their work successful and taken seriously. This is where I bring in the dictionary and have the students look up the "water words" to make sure they spell them correctly. They might roll their eyes at this, lol. It's gonna be okay. Laying out the designWe've pulled in science, language arts, and now we are going to pull in some elements of art(line & space) & principles of design(pattern & rhythm/movement). Students will begin by drawing 5 lines that represent water and it's movement across their paper with a pencil. The points of the lines should touch either an edge of the paper or another line to create a shape within the space of the paper. Students do not need to copy my example. I encourage them to be creative and create their own design. Now the students will add their "water words or phrase" in between their lines. The letters of the words should touch the top and bottom of each space they are written into. Capital letters are much easier to work with for this project. Now we will move onto pattern. Students will brainstorm people, animals, or things that are relevant to water. Inside the empty spaces they will draw patterns using those objects. I would encourage them to not draw too small or draw too much. Otherwise, they might get bored of repeating the pattern and burnout on completing the project. Finally the students will trace the lines, words, and patterns with a black or dark blue marker, crayon, or other coloring tool. If using crayons I encourage them to trace very boldly, even going over the lines and letters to thicken them up. After that the students are ready to add color!
As always I would love for you to share their final projects with me either on the Burrus Art Room FB page or by email [email protected] |
AuthorMrs. Lindsay Black |