8th Grade Art

Grid Drawings

using Ebony Pencil and Blending Stumps

Thumbprint Portraits by Grade 8

3D Art made by 8th

Grid Drawings, Gem paintings and Clay wall pockets by 8th graders

Beginning with Oil pastels

Work from 2018-2019

Students working on clay slab masks inspired by Kimmy Cantrell and Traditional African Masks.

Students practicing watercolor techniques of wet on wet, wet on dry and adding texture with salt.

Students are playing with the balance between negative and positive space in making Japanese Notans.

The theory behind Notan is: positive and negative areas should complement one another. They must coexist without one dominating the other.

The Eastern culture from which Notan arose, seeks a more balanced view of the world. The classic yin/yang symbol is a reflection of this desire for balance.

Balance is defined as the equal distribution of visual weight in a composition. Central Axis-An imaginary dividing line that runs down the middle of a piece of art either horizontally or vertically.

Awesome Pencil Sketches in progress by 8th graders Joe B., Anusha H., and Amanda L.

Students are studying the art of Jim Dine and his Paintbrush series and creating their own still life paintings. The students were introduced to the technique of trompe-l'oeil.

Trompe-l'œil

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Trompe-l'œil (French for "deceive the eye", pronounced

[tʁɔ̃p lœj]) is an art technique that uses realistic imagery to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects exist in three dimensions. Forced perspective is a comparable illusion in architecture.