Art

Term 2 in the art room...

In art, we have been looking at perspective drawings with grade 3 - 4 students. They have been working on a story in a box. The students focused on showing depth in an illustration and learned about one-point perspectives. They have also considered how things that are closer to the viewer will be drawn as larger, lower down on the page, and often brighter than things that are further from the viewer. We looked at a number of illustrations in Roger Hargreaves' Mr Men and Little Miss books. The students practised drawing perspectives in their visual diaries before drawing on a square of paper. They had to show depth in their illustration through a foreground, midground and background. Once they had drawn lightly with pencil, they used watercolours to paint their work. They then outlined with a fine permanent marker. Next, students made an origami box to place their illustration in. They are currently still undertaking this project and will be adding some further embellishments and text to make their 'story' clear.

Here are just a few of the works in progress...

Students in grade 6 have also looked at perspectives with a particular focus on one-point perspectives. In the art area of drawing, they focussed on the art element of line. They learned that the focal point in a one-point perspective is called the vanishing point, and they have explored their use of line with primarily horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines. They have also explored parallel lines by using a ruler to draw their horizontal and vertical lines parallel to the edges of their page. Students practised drawing footpaths and buildings in their visual diaries before commiting to their A2 size page. They could draw whatever they liked in their one-point perspective drawing so long as it showed a vanishing point and some buildings. These are still a work in progress, and they will be painted with watercolours and outlined once the drawing is finished.

Here is a sneak peek at some works in progress...

Grade 5 students have been exploring the art area of threads and textiles, with a focus on the art element of pattern. They used a thread to create the warp on their cardboard cereal box loom (warp refers to the vertical strands of a loom), and then used more thread to create the weft - which are the strands that are woven across the warp threads (weft threads are the horizontal threads.) Once the students have woven several threads to create a textile (textile defined as a type of cloth or woven fabric), they removed their weaving from the loom. They tied knots and wove all loose threads back in to the back of their piece to keep it all secure. Students were then able to add a felt beak and eyes, add feathers, and will sew some feet onto a stick. They are very close to all being ready to finish their project. Here is a snapshot of the work thus far....

The next newsletter will show the paint-scrape birds from grades 1 and 2, and some indigenous-inspired drawn and painted artwork with wombats and the indigenous waring season.

Enjoy your weekend!

Julie Clarke