Welcome to Art!

We are excited to help you explore your creative side and practice the skills that are the building blocks for all good artists! Enjoy, explore and most importantly have fun!

Send us pictures of your creations, we would love to feature some of them here!

Week 2 Lesson 1: 5.1A Develop and communicate ideas drawn from the imagination as sources for original art.

I can create illustrations using everyday objects and my imagination.

1. Watch the video about the Portuguese artist Victor Nunes. See how he creates drawings around everyday objects? That’s what you’re about to do!

2. Watch the second video for some examples:

3. Find a small object in your house- a paper clip, scissors, a rubber band, even trash- and a piece of paper and pen or pencil. Imagine what you can make with that object, then get to drawing! (No need to glue the object down- just draw around it!)

4. If you’d like to share your work, take a picture and email it to your teacher (email addresses listed above).

Week 3 Lesson 1: 5.2C The student is expected to design original artworks.

I can create an optical illusion using lines.

1. Check out this anchor chart about lines. Lines can be used in art to create shapes, show movement, and even create illusions, where you can trick your eyes into seeing a 3D shape, called a form. (Visual 1- Line Handout)

2. This week we will use straight and curved lines to create optical illusions. We call it “OpArt.”

3. This video gives you instructions to create your own OpArt. You need paper and something to write with. If you have crayons, markers, or colored pencils, great! If not, don’t worry- it’ll still look super cool in black and white.

4. Pause the video when you need to catch up. Make sure you use straight lines for the border, and curved lines for the hand.

5. If you’d like to share your work, email a photo to your fine arts teacher (email addresses are on the art and music websites). We would love to see your art!

Week 4 Lesson 1: 5.2A The student is expected to design original artworks.

I can create an abstract portrait using contour lines.

What is a portrait?

1. Watch this video, Arty Pants Portraiture, to see examples of portraits from famous artists.

A self portrait is a picture that an artist makes of him or herself.

Today you’re going to practice making a self portrait, but in an abstract way.

Abstract art is art that doesn’t try to look real. It is more about the color, shapes, lines, and ideas expressed than trying to look like a picture of something.

2. Look at the visual (Abstract Art Visual) below for some examples of abstract portraits.

Today you will practice making an abstract portrait using lines that never come off the page. It is called a “blind portrait,” because when you draw a picture of yourself (or of someone in your family!), you do it without looking at the page!

3. Watch the video to understand how to make a blind portrait.

4. Look at the Blind Portrait samples

Now it’s your turn! Here are the rules:

1. 1. Don’t pick up your pencil. This is called contour drawing- drawing the shapes and curves of a subject with a line to create a kind of outline.

   2. No erasing! Just draw without stopping.

   3. Don’t look at your paper. For a self-portrait, look at yourself in a mirror or reflective surface, and draw what you see. If you’re drawing a family member, just look at him or her and draw the lines and shapes you see without picking up your pencil. See the attached example for a look at other people’s blind portraits! (Blind Portrait Sample)

   4. Remember: it’s supposed to look strange! It will not look like you, so don’t be discouraged! The more you do it, the better you’ll get at it.

If you’d like to share your portraits with us, send a picture to your teacher’s email. We’d love to see your art!