Students used a combination of oil pastel and watercolor paint to create their baby penguin. For the sky, students used the watercolor salt technique to give a texture to their art.
To create our Arctic background for our polar bears we did two different painting techniques to create some unexpected textures in our art:
1. For our sky, we used watercolor paint and salt. The students discovered that the salt dissolves the water in the paint leaving behind a crystallized snowy texture. 2. For our icy terrain, we used tempera paint and plastic wrap. After the students were done painting their ground we crumpled up the plastic wrap and put it on our damp painting. The plastic wrap was left on our painting until the paint dried and then we lifted it off. The plastic wrap leaves a shape behind wherever it touched the paper creating the icy texture. Inspired by our author visit, fifth grade students created a digital drawing in the illustration style of Ethan Long. Students looked specifically at his Scribbles and Ink series. Ethan Long takes photographs of objects such as the cardboard box in his Scribbles and Ink series. He then digitally draws characters interacting with the objects he has photographed. First students had to think through how they wanted to photograph their inanimate object. Students then digitally drew character/s interacting with the object using a stylus in the app SketchbookX. First the students needed to upload their photograph into the app and then add a new drawing layer. For most students, this was the first time using this app and they caught on fast. The app allows you to use many media tools such as a pen, airbrush, and marker.
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Mrs. Vanderwiel"I want to offer art as an outlet of expression to my students to help them gain a personal sense of accomplishment, ownership, and confidence while creating their work." Archives
May 2020
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