After discussing composition, including negative space, balance, and cropping, students picked two compositions from different angles and sketched them. Once sketches were checked, students received large black paper and drew out their composition first in pencil and then in glue! They added color in chalk so the glue helped keep the chalk pastels from blending into other areas. |
We also discussed the importance of value and contrast. I encouraged students to squint at the subjects and add very dark darks for shadows and very bright whites for highlights. Check out this work in progress by Lilly, the reflection on the glass bottle is spot on!
Here are some final pieces below! Click the smaller images for a closer look!
A very simple, yet beautiful piece by Marlie.
I love how they're all so different.. Grey, the artist of the piece below on the left, added some surreal details to her piece, with sparkling vapors emitting from the glass bottle indicating a magical potion. And vines growing up the horns of the skull with a twinkle in it's eye, giving the notion of life in something that would seemingly be dead.
Tyler, the artist of the wonderful piece below, was heard muttering under his breath in his own approval, "Yeah, that's a good horn". I agree with you, Tyler, those are some good horns.
I love how the artists of the pieces below chose to depict and aerial view of their subjects! Very creative, Safia and Aria!
Simply beautiful work, my little artists! You never cease to amaze me.