Intermediate

Students were asked to choose an animal and create 36 different drawings of that same subject. From those 36, the best 12 or so were chosen for a full-page composition. These will be scanned and compiled as coloring book pages to donate to different local organizations.

The students were asked to design a structurally sound and visually interesting, non-representational three-dimensional sculpture. The goal of the project was to experiment with the elements of line, shape, form, and space, and to create a sculpture with media limited to flat toothpicks, tissue paper, and white glue.

Students worked from original photos of flowers to create these colored pencil compositions. Colored pencil is a good transition from drawing into painting. Students are able to practice mixing and layering color, as they would with paint without leaving their comfort zone and moving to a wet media.

Students were asked to choose a living and working artist whose work they enjoy. Each postcard is an original student artwork that references this artist's work. We mailed them out to the artist hoping for a response and we got a couple!