8th Grade Student Work

Anime & Manga Art

Students developed an original character and explored anime/manga art styles.

Watercolor Portraits

Students painted a watercolor portrait and discussed beauty in nature and different cultural standards of beauty that people face.

Typography

Students explored typefaces, fonts, and typographic elements to enhance their hand lettering skills.

Leaf Drawings

Students discovered ways to identify local trees by anyalizing and closely observing their leaves. We experimented with color pencil blending and observation skills.

Still Life Observational Drawings

Students selected objects to observe and draw on toned paper using graphite and charcoal. We discussed the act of close observation as a way of showing care and building empathy.

Sticker Set

Students explored cohesion in design styling while creating their own thematic sticker set.