Thursday, February 16, 2012

This project included tissue paper, gel medium, black construction paper, and a silver sharpie. It was a very enjoyable project to do and would be easy to incorporate in a classroom. I liked it because the students will be able to create their own design with the tissue paper. It requires cutting, gluing, and drawing. The students will first cut out designs out of tissue paper. They will be using the gel medium and paint on the tissue paper. They will then take another construction paper and cut out the "city" scene. Next, the students will glue on city and paint on the gel medium over the whole picture. This gives it the glossy look. You can integrate this into a lesson about the sky and view from different areas in the world. While the student's are learning about cities and open areas, the teacher can use this activity to let the students show their creativity. This will give the teacher a better assessment of their understanding of the topic. 
This is a finger painting of a view of a lake. This was done with a blank canvas and blue, red, green, and white paint. The students were able to use their creativity to do this project. This put the lecture into action. The students were able to mix paints and create anything they wanted! 

Friday, February 10, 2012

Elements and Principles of ART!

LINE: a mark made by a pointed tool. This picture is of the bricks on my fireplace at my house. What kind of lines are these? Thick, thin, straight, curvy?


TEXTURE: the surface quality of artwork. You use your touching sense when you are dealing with texture. These three oranges were photographed at my house on the kitchen table. What do you think these oranges feel like?
VALUE: the darkness and lightness of an object. This basketball can be found in my house. Where is the darkest and lightest value of this basketball?
RHYTHM/MOVEMENT: repetition of visual movement of the elements. This is a picture of the frost on my car on a cold morning. What kind of movement do you see?
EMPHASIS: creates dominance and focus in art work. This picture is of a peacock at Wylie Park. Does anythink stick out in the photo? If so, what makes it stick out?