Still Life Drawing

5th grade worked on drawing things from real life.  We talked about focusing on the lines and shapes they saw, instead of trying to draw the objects from memory.  They had an object at each table and had a certain amount of time to draw each object, then rotated tables to draw different objects. 

Moonlight Tree Silhouettes

5th grade just finished learning about value.  We worked on making value by doing a "value scale" from the moonlit sky.  They used charcoal and acrylic paints to finish their artwork.  I love how they turned out!  

Monsters

1st grade read the story, "I Need My Monster".  After they listened to the book, they made their own monsters from construction paper.  They focused on making all details out of paper and not drawing anything! 

Artwork by Grace

Artwork by Ellison 

Artwork by Malea

Abstract Splatter Art

5th grade just completed some abstract "splatter art".  We did this artwork by putting watercolor paints on our paper and blowing the paint around with a straw.  After we did the splatters, we filled the background in with a line design.  They turned out really neat!

Artwork by Bobby

 Artwork by Joel

 Artwork by Hayden

Clay Critters

5th graders had some free time, so I let them make some critters and creatures out of clay.  I loved the details and how they turned out. Here are a few of my favorites!

 Brandon's snake

 Colin's dinosaur

 Dayton's kangaroo

 Lucas's penguin

Tyler's dog

Abstract Line Art

  3rd grade just finished their first project of the year! They made an abstract line drawing, focusing on lines and patterns.  They turned out great and were SO colorful! :)

Artwork by Paige

Artwork by Mackenzie

Artwork by Mia

Abstract Shape Art

5th grade just completed their first project of the year!  We made abstract art out of shapes.  We talked about organic and geometric shapes and also talked about positive and negative space.  They turned out really great.

Artwork by Aaron

Artwork by Chloe 

Artwork by Alexandra

Magazine Color Wheels

Some of my classes were ahead of other classes, so I needed a fun, easy, project that we could complete in a day.  I made an empty color wheel and let the students cut out pictures of different colored items to fill it in. They look neat when they are done and the kids had a good time doing it!  I had some 1st and second graders do this, but it could be used for any grade level.