Lego Drawings
7th grade
The 7th graders learned how to draw 3-dimensional blocks and cylinders and then they made their own Lego still life to draw. We worked on how to shade 3-dimensional blocks with highlights, shadows and cast shadows, as well as how to blend the different values smoothly.
Zentangle Plant Drawings
7th grade
7th graders spent time observing and drawing different plants, then they filled in the negative space with 8 or more zentangles (intricate patterns in black and white).
Evan
Santi
Suri
Emery
Elma
Michael
Stefan
Oliver H
Miles
Oliver W-F
Norah
Francisco
Landry
Linden
Oliver H
Landry
Michael
Oliver W-F
Santi
Norah
Evan
Linden
Suri
Elma
Miles
Stefan
Francisco
Positive/Negative Space Plant Drawings
8th grade
In learning about positive and negative space in artwork, 8th graders first looked at artwork by various artists that use negative space in interesting ways. Then, they observed and practiced drawing and shading plants at their tables. Their final plant drawing was split in half: one half focused on positive and negative space by using sharpie markers; the other half focused on realistic shading with drawing pencils.
Lena
Charlotte
Jaden
Lewis
Clara
James
Mason
Ethan
Isaac
Manuchka
Jack
Leo
Weston
6th graders created
Color Wheel Eyes
What we learned:
How to mix paint to create Secondary and Tertiary colors
How to create a color wheel & why the colors are in that arrangement
How to draw and add shading to create a realistic-looking eye
Landry
Linden
Suri
Miles
Santi
Caleb
Emery
Hosea
Norah
Isaac
Zeph
Sophie
Oliver WF
Nate
Sam
Elma
Oliver H
Ollyve
Evan
Emme
Ben
Stefan
Ellie
Ryne
Parker
The Longest Line Drawing Challenge
6th graders were given a challenge to fill up an entire page with 1 continuous line; a line that does not touch or cross itself. Then they added areas of color to show Emphasis.
Sophie
Caleb
Suri
Zeph
Parker
Ollyve
Nate
Isaac
Emme
Linden
Ben
Hosea
Ellie
Oliver
Norah
Sam
Texture Hand Drawings
8th grade
Goals of the Project:
Learn how to draw a correctly proportioned hand
Learn how to a shade cylinder (basic shape of a finger)
Learn how to draw and shade realistic textures
Each student chose 5 different textures, one for each finger, and then chose how to “end” the wrist.
Zeke
Steven
Hannah
Olivia
Rowan
Breanna
Silas
Grayson
Maya
Zoe
Safia
Elias
Adah
Lucas
Zeke
Ice Cream Drawings
8th grade
Learning Objectives:
How to draw, shade and blend in reverse with white charcoal and white colored pencil on black paper
How to draw a soft serve ice cream cone and all of the layers that come with it
That if we draw ice cream for enough days in a row, Mrs Janzen can't stand it anymore and brings in ice cream cones for us to eat!