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Egg carton 'expressive' faces
Egg carton 'expressive' faces
Primitive Faces
Primitive Faces
* Adult supervision is necessary with scissor work for this project and if children may need help cutting through the cardboard egg cartons.
* Adult supervision is necessary with scissor work for this project and if children may need help cutting through the cardboard egg cartons.
This is such a fun project and all you need is an egg carton and a bit of glue!
Art Assignment:
You may choose a cardboard or styrofoam egg carton only. Plastic egg cartons will pose a safety issue.
- Cut your egg carton 'head' shape from the lid of the egg carton. Children may need help cutting through the carton. You may outline with marker first before cutting your head shape.
- Cut all your different facial features: think eyes, noses, mouths, eye brows and even mustaches! Remember...the tabs on the lid of the carton can also be used.
- Begin to assemble your face and glue it in position. Plan it out before glueing, trying different combinations of pieces.
- You can either leave your head plain or decorate with paint.
Materials:
- Egg carton
- scissors
- marker for outlining head shape
- liquid glue (Elmer's)
- paint if you want to decorate your faces.
Step-by-step directions
Step-by-step directions
Cut your egg carton 'head' shapes from the lids of the egg cartons. Children may need help cutting through the egg cartons. You may outline with marker first before cutting your head shape.
Looking Towards Summertime!
Looking Towards Summertime!
Self Portrait
Self Portrait
Art assignment:
Art assignment:
Create a drawing of yourself behind a pair of sunglasses. On each of the lenses, draw a picture of two of your favorite things to do in the summertime. It could be a small scene or picture of an object that represents what you like to do!
You can draw yourself on one paper, then draw/print out the sunglass on another paper. (The sunglass can be larger in size on your portrait than they normally would be.)
Cut out and glue the glasses over the portrait of yourself. You do not have to draw eyes, if you do not wish to, since the glasses will be glued over that part of your face.
You may color with crayons, paint or marker.
I'd love to see your finished artwork! You may email me at: dianescherny@swanseaschools.org
... some very cool dogs with shades ...
Over-sized sunglasses on line drawing of yourself...
Directions to the Cereal Box Aquarium
Directions to the Cereal Box Aquarium
2. Now paint the inside of your box a blue/green or turquoise blue color. If you'd like to paint the outside of your box silver (to look like an aquarium).
1. First you need to draw a rectangle on the side of your cereal box, leaving at little bit of cardboard to frame your aquarium. Have an adult help you cut out the center of your box.(You may also choose to not add a frame edge.)
3. Now you can decorate your aquarium however you like! Here is what you can add:
Stones -used at the bottom of the aquarium – this helps to add some weight for the aquarium to stand up on its own. Stones will need to be glued down.
Sand - as a background on the bottom. Kinetic sand sticks together and holds in place so it’s easy to work with, but you may use regular sand, too. If you don't have sand, you could also use cereal like cheerios or a puff style cereal to make it look like sand.
Green Seaweed – cut some strips of green pipe cleaners or strips of green paper. Glue them to the bottom of your box to make it look like seaweed.
Sea Shells – we used the sea shells to hide the bottom of the pipe cleaners. Add some sea shells wherever you think will fit! These may need to be glued to stay put. You can also draw shells instead of the real shell!
Now it’s time to add your fish!
4. Cut out your fish out using orange, yellow and red bright colors so they would pop in the aquarium. If you don't have colored paper, you can color in your fish and cut to add to aquarium.
5. Glue on googly eyes to your fish.
6. Take a small piece of string. Tape it to the back of your fish.
7. Now attach to the top of your cereal box. You can also use tape.
Ta-da!
Supplies to Make Cereal Box Aquarium
Supplies to Make Cereal Box Aquarium
- 1 large cereal box
- colored paper
- markers
- sand
- green paper strips cut or pipe cleaner
- google eyes or you can draw them and paste
- blue / grey paint
- rocks
- string
- scissors
Surprise Ferocious Creature!
Surprise Ferocious Creature!
Create an animal that looks really sweet, but could be secretly ferocious with the addition of a massive set of sharp chompers.
Surprises are good, especially when they happen in art and are funny. This paper project is full of surprises and laughs!
Directions:
Fold your piece of paper in half, widthwise. Fold it again, maybe two inches from first fold. Look below for picture of folded paper in steps.
Draw your sweet, gentle animal with pencil on the folded paper, being careful where the folds are: you want to make sure the mouth looks good closed, but that it also will look terrifyingly fierce when you open up the paper.
Open your page up and draw in your giant, gaping mouth, complete with so many pointy teeth. Draw in the rest of the body on the rest of the paper, and add in any details such as: scales, lines, feathers, random hands, fins, fur, etc.
Once you are happy with your drawing, draw over the pencil lines in Sharpie.
Add color!
(folded paper steps below)
Materials:
- regular drawing paper or printer paper for ease of folding
- pencil
- black marker
- colored markers
I used the regular thinner paper so I could fold it more easily and sharply.
Imagination Robots
Imagination Robots
Art Assignment:
Hi! I hope you are enjoying these art assignments along with all the other subjects you are a part of these days.
For this lesson, I would like you to draw a variety of shapes and patterns to create an artwork featuring your very own robot!
I want you to think about shape, pattern and color to create an imaginative drawing. Describe your robot and why you need your designed robot to lend a hand!
Think about how your robot could be a part of your everyday life.
Create an interesting environment around them!
Supplies and Materials
Supplies and Materials
- 9” x 12” drawing paper
- Pencil
- Colored markers
- Black permanent marker
- Highlighter markers
Alberto Giacometti - Sculptor. - 1901–1966
Alberto Giacometti - Sculptor. - 1901–1966
He is most famous for his tall, thin figures made of bronze.
Most recently, a bronze sculpture was auctioned for 65 million, which made it the most expensive piece of art ever to be sold!
Fun Facts
Fun Facts
- Alberto was born in October 1901 in an Italian-speaking area of Switzerland to a father who was a well-known painter.
- As a child, he drew pictures from the fairytales he heard. He had a very big imagination.
- n 1922 (almost 100 years ago) he went to Paris to learn from sculptor, Antoine Bourdelle.
- At first his sculptures were of human heads. He used his brother and friends as models.
- War in France forced him back to Switzerland where he made tiny sculptures that would fit into half a dozen matchboxes.
- On his return to Paris after the war, his sculptors became much taller and thinner.
- Today he is well known for his sculptures of the human form.
above: Giacometti sketch of "City People Walking."
below: final bronze sculpture of his sketch...very cool!
FIGURE SCULPTURES
FIGURE SCULPTURES
To learn about the sculptor Alberto Giacometti, we’ll start with a quick human figure sketching activity and then create foil sculptures of people. We’re going to turn flat, delicate kitchen foil into sculptures of people, inspired by the textured figures that Giacometti created.
In this art lesson you will learn about Alberto Giacometti and look at some of his art works. You will also try quick figure sketching, thinking about how we position our bodies, and how they can show our emotions.
By using kitchen foil you can create a sculpture inspired by Giacometti’s bronze figures. The simplest of shapes can convey great emotion!
Art is fun, with no need for perfection.
Before we look at any of Giacometti’s work, let’s do a quick warm-up round of stick figures. This is a playful exercise to get everyone drawing and is lots of fun. Being challenged to draw really quickly reminds us that art can be fun, light-hearted, and we’re not after perfection. We’re here to have a try, with an open-mind and playful spirit.
Art Assignment: part one
- Taking a piece of paper, fold it in half length-ways, and then into thirds, as in the photo above, so you end up with six rectangles. They don’t all have to be the exact same size, as long as you have six spaces to draw in.
- 1. Ready for some quick drawing? Take a pen or pencil and in one of your rectangles you’re going to draw a stick-figure person. You only have ten seconds to draw it, so be quick. Ready? Go: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 – stop! How does your person look? You can show family members your pictures if you'd like, or keep them to yourself.
- 2. In the next rectangle, draw a stick-figure of a person who is running. Think about how your elbows and knees bend when you run, and try and capture that in your sketch. But again you only have ten seconds to draw it.
- 3. In your third rectangle, you have ten seconds to draw a stick-figure who is feeling sad.
- 4. In your fourth rectangle, you have ten seconds to draw a stick-figure who is comforting the one who is feeling sad. How does your body look when you are being kind to someone else? Ten seconds to draw them – go!
- 5. In your fifth rectangle, you have ten seconds to draw someone who is feeling happy. How does that look? Be quick – draw!
- 6. And then in your final rectangle, you have ten seconds to draw someone doing anything you like. Your parent/ sibling is going to try and guess what your figure is doing, so try and draw your stick-figure in a way that shows it clearly. Ready? Ten seconds…go!
- Think about how the simplest of stick-figures can convey strong emotions such as sadness and happiness, and how a few simple lines, drawn in just ten seconds, can show movement and action.
- Hopefully now you feel warmed up, your brain has switched off from anything else you were thinking or worrying about, and you are ready for some creativity! Let’s recreate Giacometti!
- What you need:
- piece of paper
- pen or pencil
- tin foil / aluminum foil cut standard width by 24" long
- scissors
- 3x3" square cardboard piece may be used as a base to support your figure. You may staple a foot or two of your figure on the base to hold it up! Please share your creations with me at: diane.scherny@swanseaschools.org
Art Assignment: part two
- Once you’ve got the idea of how the aluminum foil can be sectioned out and scrunched up, you can have fun creating all sorts of different figures.
- Make your foil figure move by creating some of the stick figures you have drawn. The arms, legs, back, and neck will all bend easily so you can carefully reposition your person.
- Try to make your figure stand, run, even do yoga!
Surprise Art to Share!
Surprise Art to Share!
Art Assignment:
Now, more than ever, a handmade postcard with your art and a message will brighten someone’s day!
All you need to do is create some mini artwork. You might choose to add a nice little message on the back or create an artwork that shows positivity and kindness.
When the artwork is complete, put it in a baggie and find a place to leave it. You might leave it on the doorsteps of your neighbors or tape up your art with a message that says “Take Me” on a nearby walking path.
You will be leaving a little kindness from you behind!
- What you need:
- piece of paper cut to 5x6" to fit in ziploc bag
- crayons, markers or colored pencils
- small plastic baggie
- tape
Please take a picture of where you left your special note! If you'd like to share it with me, that would be nice to post!
*This kindness video is great .... check it out! It reminds me of all the kind things I see each of you do during class!
Hello! I thought you may like this activity that can you can make with your family and have fun with after!
This homemade playdough recipe is soft, lasts a long time, doesn’t stain little hands, and uses common ingredients you probably already have. Plus it is also non-toxic.
Plus it’s super quick and easy to make (you can make a batch in about 5 minutes) and less expensive than buying ready made playdough.
Homemade play dough is easy to make and store. Just drop it in a ziploc bag and it will last for months.
Musical Messages
Musical Messages
Hello! I thought these birds of Spring could be worked creatively onto a background of sheet music or newspaper you may have around your house.
I have included a sheet music template as a base to work from if you'd like!
Personalize your art with a message from your drawn bird that means something to you!
Art Assignment:
- Drawing directly on the sheet music, in pencil lightly draw your bird of choice. You can choose any bird at all...an eagle, robin, owl...
- Keep in mind where you position the bird on the paper, allowing enough room for the text bubble with your message. Think of the bird's environment and if you'd like to add a nest or branch to have the bird sit in.
- Once you have sketched, you may then add color. Some areas of your art may be left uncolored so it stands out more on the page!
- What you need:
- light colored paper, sheet music or newspaper
- dark marker to outline your drawing
- colored pencils, crayon, marker, pastels or watercolors (with little water to avoid paper warping)
Please share your finished art with me so we can all see your beautiful creations!
diane.scherny@swanseaschools.org
Sheet music samples...
A Different Point of View
A Different Point of View
Follow a bug! On a warm day, go on a walk in your backyard and find an ant or insect outdoors. Follow this tiny creature for a while until it enters a space you can’t peek into. Then imagine how the world looks to it. What would our shoes look like to the insect, as it scurries away? What does a big juicy watermelon look like to an ant that is so tiny? Draw a scene from their point of view.
With your love of animals, I thought this short tour of Australia's Zoo would be nice to see!
Check out that turtle! Notice the natural designs on it's shell!
Flextangles
Flextangles
These creative "kaleidocycles" are fun to make. I have included the template as a base to work from.
Link here:
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a6/85/c7/a685c7c760e732a4578704fe29028f26.jpg
- Choose four designs running through your paper left to right while making sure they are within their own triangle/diamond shape on your printout.
- By cutting, folding and glueing as the video shows, you can turn your design over and over viewing each section you create!
Georgia O'Keeffe was an American artist. She was known for her paintings of enlarged flowers, New York skyscrapers, and New Mexico landscapes. O'Keeffe has been recognized as the "Mother of American modernism".
Georgia O'Keeffe was an American artist. She was known for her paintings of enlarged flowers, New York skyscrapers, and New Mexico landscapes. O'Keeffe has been recognized as the "Mother of American modernism".
Art Enrichment Learning:
- Open your eyes wider than usual to the blooming flowers around you at this time of year.
- Take a walk in your yard or around your neighborhood with your camera/phone to zoom in on a flower close up as O'Keefe did.
- Remember how we discussed the cropping of the flower(s) and making the viewer notice the details of the flower that they don't normally see!
- If you are drawing, add a background to the image that complements the area the flower grew in.
Frank Stella is an American painter, sculptor and printmaker, noted for his work in the areas of minimalism and post-painterly abstraction. Stella lives and works in New York City.
Frank Stella is an American painter, sculptor and printmaker, noted for his work in the areas of minimalism and post-painterly abstraction. Stella lives and works in New York City.
Art Enrichment Learning:
- Think about objects around you that are circular in form.
- Using different size plates or covers, trace them and arrange their shapes to work together on your paper.
- Keep in mind the cropping of the curves and having your shape go off the edge of your page.
- Overlap the different size shapes and let them have fun on the paper!
- Add color playing with warms and cools to create mood!
...love these shamrocks based on heart-shapes we have used!
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