Beginning Art

6th and 7th grade students in their first year of art.

Trina Vo

Pirate Ship Project

During this project students took inspiration from Japanese animation known as Anime/Manga to create custom pirate ships. Students first developed their concept around their flag and figurehead design. They used value to create a completed design.

Santiago Alderete

Mixed media on paper

Elisabeth Ehigiator

Mixed media on paper

Ariel Nash

Mixed media on paper

Liam Winstead

Mixed media on paper

Sadie Dobraski

Mixed media on paper

Yenifer Bonilla

Mixed media on paper

Caden Punt

Mixed media on paper

Nick Rabago

Mixed media on paper

Sophia Tamayo

Mixed media on paper

Clarissa Aguirre

Mixed media on paper

Brianna Zavaleta

Mixed media on paper

Ayoko Swinger-Nguyen

Mixed media on paper

Fernanda Arrendondo

Natasha Sanchez

Hannah Davila

Dulce Mancilla

Contour and cross-contour lines are used to draw the shoe.

Contour of My Shoe

Students demonstrated their understanding of contour and cross-contour lines by drawing their shoe from a 3/4 perspective. Emphasis of the shoe was created by the contrasting black and white shoe over top of a colored background.

Emily Miranda

Pen and colored pencil on paper

Brandon Galvan

Pen and colored pencil on paper

Ani'sti Brooks

Pen and colored pencil on paper

Kayden Massey

Pen and colored pencil on paper

Yaretzy Gonzalez

Pen and colored pencil on paper

William Moreno

Pen and colored pencil on paper

Isabel Tavira

Pen and colored pencil on paper

Ava Lambert

Pen and colored pencil on paper

Julian Smith

Pen and colored pencil on paper

Worm's Eye View Paintings

Students demonstrated their understanding of linear perspective from a worm's eye view, their ability to use watercolor, and a complementary color scheme.

Students had the choice between drawing a forest or a city, as if they were on the ground looking up toward the sky.

Tops of buildings and trees get smaller as they get closer to the vanishing point.

Zofia Lopez

Pen and watercolor on paper

Maya McClarity

Watercolor on paper

William Moreno

Pen and watercolor on paper

Elyssa Holden

Pen and watercolor on paper

Kayden Massey

Watercolor on paper

Drew Ross

Pen and colored pencil on paper

Emily Miranda

Pen and watercolor on paper

Gabriel Gamez

Colored pencil on paper

Yaretzy Gonzalez

Pen and watercolor on paper

Adam Jimenez

Pen and watercolor on paper

Lexie Mumphrey

Pen and watercolor on paper

Sadie Dobraski

Pokénatomy

Student drew and labeled a cross section of a Pokémon depicting the perceived anatomy. Students referenced medical illustrations and the career option of becoming a medical illustrator.