For this project the students began by tracing their hand twice on 2 separate pieces of paper, filling the hand in with different patterns, and finally coloring one of the pieces of paper in black and white and the other in full colors. The students then cut up the papers in 1 inch strips and weaved them together.    
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The students began this project by learning about the artist from history Alberto Giacometti and the sculptures of people that he made. They then drew their fellow classmates that modeled a pose or an "action". After practicing proportions and drawing the human figure the students began sculpting their favorite pose of choice out of tin foil. Once their human sculpture was complete they glued it down to a piece a mat board and had to draw their figures shadow and color it in with black marker.      The students were challenged with drawing their own face with a different twist to the project. They had to cut their face into 1 inch strips and then glue it down to a plain piece of white paper. Once they had this done their next challenge was to draw in themselves where the missing strips were. The students learned the fundamentals of shading using different pencils that had varying hardness and softness of the leads. The challenge was to see how accurate the students could draw their facial features and shade it in in those missing spots.     The students learn about the importance of a horizon line in a landscape. They then place a dot on the middle of the horizon line and make 3D building connecting the sides and tops of the buildings back to the dot to make the buildings look realistic.     The students begin by learning about the history and purpose of gargoyles that were located on the tops of Gothic Cathedrals. Some things they learned was how gargoyles were thought to provide protection by warding off evil spirits and they acted as waterspouts through channeling rain off the cathedrals walls. They also learned about the artist Walter S. Arnold who made his own animated gargoyles by chiseling away at stone. The students then drew their gargoyle from the front, side, and back so that they are aware what it should look like when they begin molding it out of the clay. Their gargoyles must: -Be made up of 3 different animals -Have wings, fangs, and claws -Have an open mouth, that if waterproof could act as a waterspout like the ancient gargoyles 
The project began by Ms. Vos taking a side-profile view photograph of each student. Once those photographs were printed off each student had to draw their face 4 times (front and back) onto 2 different pieces of paper. The finishing product will involve 4 different elements of art on each side of the face: -Side 1 of Face 1=Contour Line Drawings with Pencil -Side 2 of Face 1=Value Shading with Pencil -Side 1 of Face 2=Patterns with Colored Pencil -Side 2 of Face 2=Textures with Colored Pencil Once the students are have completed all of these processes they will cut each of their faces partially in half so that they can slide the slots together and stand it up like a 3D sculpture. 
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I am in my 2nd year as an art teacher in Iowa and couldn't be happier with my career choice! I love teaching middle schoolers new art skills and the importance of art everyday! ArchivesCategoriesAll |
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