Eighth grade has been working on creating backdrops for an interactive photo project. Groups came up with a concept for a scene in which a member of the group would appear to interact with a drawn background. The drawing and interaction was documented photographically.
Working off the theme of Early America explored in 7th grade social studies, students studied portrait miniatures. Small painted portraits of loved ones to hold close, back before photography came along. They looked at several examples of miniatures from the time period, finding inspiration to draw miniatures of people they hold dear. Students brought in photographs of family members or inspirational figures. After a brief reminder of how to draw facial features and proportion, they got to work. Most students decided to turn their drawings into Shirnky Dinks that they will kept with them in the form of a necklace or keychain. Take a look at the steps of their work below. Middle school students had fun experimenting with paper by making pop-up cards. They were taught the basic pop-up making technique and shown how to use a variety of paper cutting tools, then set loose! They came up with some really cool cards, take a look below. Middle school has recently focused on value through a series of painting and shading exercises. They are putting their new skills to work by creating space scenes that show value and form. Using the sun as their light source, they are using oil pastels to create planets that give the illusion of having the three dimensional form of a sphere. This also gives the illusion of the daylight and nighttime sides of the planet. The background was created with a splatter paint technique using toothbrushes! Students were able to splatter to create the effect of far off galaxies and meteors. The final step is cutting out the planets and sun and arranging them on the background. They had to remember to position the shaded planets according to the light source, the sun. |
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May 2015
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