6th Grade:
Monday – Introduce Wire Figure project. Discuss the differences between 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional art and objects. Begin building armatures.
Tuesday – Complete armatures. Demonstrate how to wrap limbs for thickness.
Wednesday – Continue wrapping the limbs of our wire figures.
Thursday – Add thickness to the body of our wire figures, including hips and shoulders.
Friday – Attach the heads to our wire figures and discuss the final stages of the project (posing the figure, building props, and designing a platform board).
7th Grade:
Monday – Brushstroke Exercise: Day 1
Tuesday – Brushstroke Exercise: Day 2
Wednesday – Begin final painting using knowledge of color mixing and brushstroke from classroom exercises. Start by painting broadly and working forward from the deepest layers.
Thursday – Continue working on final painting.
Friday – Continue working on final painting.
8th Grade:
Monday – Final day of printing linoleum blocks.
Tuesday – Begin portrait project: discuss proportions of the human face, draw-a-long and note taking. Take photographs for self-portraits.
Wednesday – Continue discussion of facial proportions.
Thursday –Begin pencil self-portrait with grid and line drawing.
Friday – Continue pencil self-portraits.
Monday – Introduce Wire Figure project. Discuss the differences between 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional art and objects. Begin building armatures.
Tuesday – Complete armatures. Demonstrate how to wrap limbs for thickness.
Wednesday – Continue wrapping the limbs of our wire figures.
Thursday – Add thickness to the body of our wire figures, including hips and shoulders.
Friday – Attach the heads to our wire figures and discuss the final stages of the project (posing the figure, building props, and designing a platform board).
7th Grade:
Monday – Brushstroke Exercise: Day 1
Tuesday – Brushstroke Exercise: Day 2
Wednesday – Begin final painting using knowledge of color mixing and brushstroke from classroom exercises. Start by painting broadly and working forward from the deepest layers.
Thursday – Continue working on final painting.
Friday – Continue working on final painting.
8th Grade:
Monday – Final day of printing linoleum blocks.
Tuesday – Begin portrait project: discuss proportions of the human face, draw-a-long and note taking. Take photographs for self-portraits.
Wednesday – Continue discussion of facial proportions.
Thursday –Begin pencil self-portrait with grid and line drawing.
Friday – Continue pencil self-portraits.