Implied Texture Prints

As Art I students have recently learned, 

there are two types of texture in art: real and implied.

In order to study implied texture 

(the texture you see, but can't touch),

students created patterned designs 

and then printed these designs on watercolor paintings. 

Look how beautiful the prints turned out!

Block I:

Block II:

Value

In art, 

value refers to how light or dark something appears. 

In order to study value in Art I, 

we created two different projects:

a colored pencil drawing of shaded ribbons and spheres

as well as a pen drawing, which we created with a stippling technique. 

Take a look at the results of our hard work!

Block I

Ribbons and Spheres

Stippling Project

Block II

Ribbons and Spheres

Stippling Project

Shape and Form Triptych

In Art I, 

we just finished studying the elements of shape and form.

To further study these elements, we created two collages 

(one with geometric shapes and one with organic), 

as well as a paper sculpture.

It's amazing how many different solutions we came up with 

for this one artistic problem!

Visual Journal Pages

Here's what we've been 

recording in our visual journals:

Block I 

(Left to Right & Top to Bottom)

One time I dreamt...  Happiness is...

My questions are...  Siddhartha Gautama

Block II:

(Left and Right & and Top to Bottom)

If I could live in a fantasy era...

I remember... ; Music 

Line

We've been studying line in Art I.
Take a look at the detailed pen drawings
and expressive wire sculptures we made with line! 

Block I

Mehndi-inspired Line Drawings

Sculpted Wire "Action Figures

Block II

Mehndi-inspired Line Drawings

Sculpted Wire "Action Figures

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Art Inspiration: Vincent van Gogh

As part of our unit on line, 

we're learning about the artist Vincent van Gogh 

and his well-known artwork, The Starry Night. 

Art I students, 

as you complete your Art Identification assignment on The Starry Night, 

you may wish to check out Google Art Project.

It has loads of awesome information about van Gogh's painting.

You can even zoom in on The Starry Night 

to see the brush strokes and cracks in the paint!

Visual Journal Pages

More visual journal pages coming your way! 

This week, we incorporated watercolor techniques into our journals. 

Take a look:

BLOCK I:

Prompt: "If all the electricity in the world just stopped..."

Prompt: "My questions are..."

BLOCK II:

Prompt: " If I could invent a monster.."

Prompt: "I feel good when..."

Collage

We've been experimenting with collage in Art I.

Students created either "Dream-World Collages" or "Self-Expression Collages",

and the results were quite creative. 

Block I:

Dream World: "Odd future"

Dream World: Kids as Cookie Monsters 

Dream World: A little city in the grass

Block II:

Self-Expression Collage 

Self-Expression Collage

Dream World: Lava-Hot Sandwich

What's in your Head?

These days in Art I, 

we're learning how to express ourselves, visually.

As a personal expression project, 

we filled our silhouettes with images that reflected our identities.

We're all so unique. 

Just take a look!

Block I:

Block II: 

Art Inspiration: Frida Kahlo

Art I students, 

this week we will get to know the Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo. 

As we work on our "Art Identification" assignment for Frida,

 this interactive website will be a great resource.

Se puede ver el sitio web en espanol tambien!

The Two Fridas

First Visual Journal Pages

This semester, we're learning how to experience the world as artists 

by expressing ourselves in our visual journals.

Here are some of our first journal pages!

Block I

PROMPT: "In the morning..."

PROMPT: "On the forest floor..."

PROMPT: "If I could invent a monster..."

Block II

PROMPT: "Being lost..."

PROMPT: "The little things"

PROMPT: "Time"

First Project of the New Semester!

As an introduction to Art I, 

second semester students recently completed intuitive, colored pencil drawings. 

Check out how imaginative these artworks are! 

We have serious potential.

First Block

Second Block

Visual Journaling

Check out some of our last visual journal pages for the semester. 

We've improved so much!

PROMPT: "I'm angry when..."

PROMPT: "In Front of an Audience"

PROMPT: "Erased Mistakes"