8th Grade Art
8th grade students have art every other day for one semester or half of the year. They learn about artists, art movements, and different techniques through the use of a variety of materials.
Information about each project and assignments are posted on google classroom throughout the course.
Below are some of the projects that students have worked on in the past and may work on this year!
JASPER JOHNS DESIGNS
Students will learn about:
Jasper Johns
Composition
Color
Value
Overlapping
OP ART HANDS
Students will learn about:
Op Art
Victor Vasarely
Bridget Riley
Drawing Techniques
Contour Lines
Repetition
Value
LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS
Students will learn about:
Abbas Kiarostami
Painting Techniques
Space & Depth
Shadows vs. Cast Shadows
Texture
ABSTRACT CITY COLLAGES
Students will learn about:
Stuart Davis
Abstract Art
Collage
Variety
Positive & Negative Space
Composition
WIRE FIGURE SCULPTURES
Students will learn about:
Alberto Giacometti
Sculpture
Gesture Drawings
Proportion
Scale
Form
POP ART SODA CANS
Students will learn about:
Andy Warhol
Pop Art
Color
Line
Value
Composition
Advertisement & Logo Design
STAMP DESIGNS
Students will learn about:
Robert Indiana
Painting Techniques
Color Mixing
Primary vs. Secondary Colors
Tints & Shades
"ARTISTIC DNA" PAINTINGS
Students will learn about:
Reggie Laurent
Abstract Art
Shapes
Lines
Colors
Repetition
Movement
PERSPECTIVE CITY SCENES
Students will learn about:
One-Point Perspective
Vanishing point
Vanishing lines
Parallel lines
Color choice
Viewpoints
Bird's eye view
City street scene
SYMMETRY FACES
Students will learn about:
African Masks
Symmetry
Balance
Contrast
Positive Space
Negative Space
GRAFFITI NAMES
Students will learn about:
Graffiti Art
Lady Pink
Graffiti vs. Vandalism
Color
Color Blending
Printing Techniques
Letter Styling
REALISTIC INSECTS
Students will learn about:
Albrecht Durer
Texture
Value
Line Detail
Colory Theory
Analogous Color Scheme
CYANOTYPES
Students will learn about:
Anna Atkins
Cyanotype Photography
Texture
Line
Shape
Overlapping
Balance
Compositional Space