Students Work
Print-Making Lesson
8th grade Lino-Cut Prints
In this lesson, students will be learning how to create Linocut prints. Students will have free choice of what they would like the image they wish to carve to be. Once students have chosen their images and have had sketches approved by the instructor students will then begin transferring their sketches onto the linoleum. Once they have finished transferring they will begin carving using the appropriate gouges that were covered during print-making safety while in class. Once the carving is complete students will work with printing partners to then pull their prints. Students may choose to bring a T-shirt if they wish to print again after the four required prints are completed.
Objectives: Students will be able to successfully complete each step of the printing process and create four successful linocut prints.
Self Portrait: Frida Kahlo Inspired
6th-grade graphite, paper, and colored pencils
In this lesson, students will choose an artwork from Frida Kahlo that they connect with. This lesson should be paired with a discussion about the identity of the artist as well as their own identities. (Students should also have an understanding of the components of the human face as well as its proportions ) Once students have chosen their artwork they are then meant to create a self-portrait of themselves and an animal that they identify with. This artwork should be on a larger scale and should allow students to create their portraits with more ease (as this may be the student’s first experience with self-portraits.) This work is meant to be colored and can be mixed media if desired by the student or by the instructor.
Objective: Demonstration of art history, elements of art line and color, and demonstration of knowledge of facial proportions.
Stop motion
Roman myths 7th Grade
In this lesson, students will work in groups of 4 to 5 depending on the number of students within the class. Students will choose a story from a Greek/Roman Myth that they find interesting. Students will then write a script with their group mates to retell the story in their own words. Once the instructor has approved the script students will start creating their characters and sets. Students will use the app ‘Stop Motion’ (available on all platforms as well as chrome books. Students will work together to determine roles for their project but all must participate in each aspect of the process. Students will use sculpting tools as well as air dry and moldable clay for this assignment. This project will be long as there are many steps. Students will then prepare to present their film on the project’s due date. The film should be 4 to 5 minutes in length.
Objectives: Students will be able to complete each step of this stop-motion film, collaborate with their peers, and craftsmanship with in the project.
Baroque Self Portrait Painting
(Painting from life) 11th & 12 Grade
In this lesson, Students study the Baroque period of art through the exploration of art history. Students then learn the proportions of the human face, anatomy, and painting methods such as chiaroscuro to aid in the development of their painting processes. Students will utilize multiple practices before executing their final painting, which will reflect what they have learned throughout the unit.
Line and Color Drawings
(Introductory Art Lessons) 9-12TH Grade
In this lesson, Students study the elements of art with the focus in line and color. Students demonstrate their understanding of color through the use of color pencil blending and coloring. Students must demonstrate at least 10 lines used in their projects as well as 7 colors selected from either a warm or cool color palette techniques. Students will utilize multiple practices before executing their final painting, which will reflect what they have learned throughout the unit.
Advanced Stop-motion animation Grades 11th-12th.
In this lesson students were taken through the history of stopmotion animation to how stop-motion is created today. Students then began preparing for their upcoming animation project through story boarding their selected plot and ideas. Students then demonstrate their built understanding of stop-motion through the use of the free app stop-motion studio. Students were assigned to create a 50 second animation based on their approved story boarding which would equal 500 FPS. The example provided is from an unfinished animated work as the student ran out of time to complete due to the immense amount of detail they spent on their paper puppet designs and creation overall still a lovely sample of student work.
The second animation is based of a students original character design.