Reproduction 2

At this point the Grade 8 has chosen and sketched an initial design for their Reproduction piece. This week you are expected to complete a Colour Map and a Sketch Painting of your design. Please make sure that you see me with your both your Colour Map and your Sketch Painting.

Grade 8 Studio Work
1. Create Colour Map;
2. Complete Sketch Painting;
3. Transfer completed and approved drawing to a larger piece of art paper to complete the actual painting;
4. Mix all colours using the basic 5 (white, black, red, blue, yellow) and refer to Colour Charts for Value and Intensity levels.

Periodic Table 3

This past week the Grade 7 finalized a graphic design for their element and made a colour map as well as completed a sketch painting of their Element.

Most of you have started working on the final copies of your Element for the Periodic Table. This week is dedicated towards getting all the colour problems worked out and completing that final copy.

Grade 7 Studio Work
1. Figure out any adjustments for colour choices that did not work in Sketch Painting.
2. Complete a final painting.
4. Document everything in Development Sketchbooks

If You Have Completed Your 1st Element
1. Choose second Element from Periodic Table.
2. Report your choice to me, so that I can record it.
3. Complete a Sketch in your Dev. Sketchbk.

Fingerprints 3

This week the students were able to trace their fingerprints on large A3 or A2 sized paper and have started working independently on their paintings.

Nearly all of you were able to use the projector to trace an enlarged version of your fingerprint. Your assignment now is to choose how to represent your fingerprint using colour. You are supposed to decide which pairs of complementary colours to use (Red & Green, Yellow & Violet OR Blue & Orange + the tints and shades of those two colours). Remember to be imaginative with your colours

Grade 6 Studio Work
1. Complete tracing of print.
2. Using Acrylics to paint your fingerprint using complementary colours.
3. Don't forget to use tints and shades.

While waiting for the projector
1. Complete Subway Car contour drawing in Development Sketchbook.
2. Complete a Short-Brush Stroke painting in Dev. Sketchbk.

Reproduction 1

Painting from photographs is a technique that the Impressionists put to good use. They aimed to accurately record light and colour in their paintings. In this next project the Grade 8 are going to put their own colour mixing skills to use.

They will be creating a reproduction of a photograph, drawing or painting and applying their understanding of colour and value as they determine how to reproduce the picture using a limited colour palette. They will paint using only Complementary Colours + the tints and shades of those colours to create their own impression of the image they choose. This project will challenge the students to apply what they know and understand about the Elements and Principles of Design as they choose which details to incorporate into their design and which to change or lose.


Grade 8 Studio Work
The students will be asked to:
1. Choose a drawing or painting to work with;
2. Sketch interpretation of the drawing or painting into Development Sketchbook;
3. Keep a copy of the original artwork as a source and document the process throughout the whole assignment on a regular basis;
4. While sketching choose to simplify the image or add relevant detail;
5. When sketch is completed decide on colours and lightly mark in pencil where those colours will be placed (colour map);
6. Transfer completed and approved drawing to a larger piece of art paper to complete the actual painting;
7. Mix all colours using the basic 5 (white, black, red, blue, yellow) and refer to Colour Charts for Value and Intensity levels.

Periodic Table 2

After completing 3 designs using only the Symbol + Atomic Number the students started to play with images and ways of using them to represent their Element.

In their Development Sketchbooks they each researched the following about their assigned element: What is it? Where is it found? What is it used for? Once they understood more about the element they started to gather facts which they put into list form. Beside each fact they then brainstormed images/ideas that were provoked by those facts. From this list they chose one main idea to play with and then together on the computer we researched for appropriate images for them to work with.

This coming week the Grade 7 will (1) finalize a graphic design for their element in a 15 x 15 cm format. They will then (2) make a colour map (like paint by numbers) where each student will decide what colours to put where. The colour map is a sketch of the final drawing where areas are marked in pencil stating which colour to use and which value level to use. The students are restricted to two complementary colours + their tints and shades. Once the mapping is complete the students will make a (3) sketch painting. The sketch painting is a first draft of the design in colour form, this way the students can see if their colour mapping works and make adjustments before embarking on the final piece.

Grade 7 Studio Work
1. Finalize design for element.
2. Make a colour map using only two complementary colours.
3. Complete a sketch painting to test colour choices.
4. Document everything in Development Sketchbooks

Fingerprints 2

This week Grade 6 successfully researched about fingerprint patterns. In their development sketchbooks they did an initial sketch of one of their own fingerprints. After sketching the print on an A4 size page they identified what kind of print they each have by naming the characteristics of the print patterns. It was fun to see kids holding their fingers up to each other and asking, "But do you see that loop there? Does that mean it is arched or just regular?" All of the students were very discerning and showed great observation skills as they explored their own prints. The final sketches in their Development Sketchbooks were impressive, both for their size and detail.

Grade 6 Studio Work
1. Complete large fingerprint drawing.
2. Identify characteristics of fingerprint pattern.
3. Label print (which finger is the print from, what kind of print is it).
4. Choose colours for painting.