1pt Perspective & Animation G7, 2021

This was an unplanned unit, because we went into virtual school. With the students at home I thought it would be a great opportunity to teach them 1pt perspective and 2pt perspective. The final task was going to be a perspective "out of my window, during virtual school" but we ended up back at school...

Animation, Watercolour & Candy Holder, G6

This is an explanation of our grade 6 unit incorporating watercolour, ceramics and animation.

Virtual School- Optical Art, G6

The Tic-Tac-Toe format of this task was inspired by Kasey Bell from Shake Up Learning. I loved using it and will do so again in the future. If you haven't heard of this amazing lady, check out her resources they are phenomenal. Here is a great example of her Doc resources for educators. I introduced...

Animating with DoInk, G6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW_3YNWbUyE The grade 6 students studied the art of Ted Harrison. They discussed their observations, jotted down questions and by the end, were very confident describing his fabulous style. I really enjoy using this artwork for inspiration because of the simplification of shapes, layering of values, and the opportunity to teach about landscape art. The...

G7 Animated Tonal Light Bulbs are Complete

https://youtu.be/GW9x8YXA1fI WE HAVE FINALLY COMPLETED THIS VERY SUCCESSFUL DRAWING & ANIMATION UNIT The students began by looking at value (tone) in art history. They then watched a video and copied the 6 most commonly used techniques: hatching, cross-hatching, blending, rendering, squiggling and cross-contour. The next step was to learn how to recognise and count the...

Keynote, DoInk, iMotion Pro, Procreate & iMovie, G6 Q3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUeykG6JrgM This is the third group to do this task, and it just keeps getting better and better. STEP 1: SPONGE PAINTING FROM A PHOTO RESOURCE STEP 2: PUT THE GALAXY INTO MEGAPHOTO FOR A MOVING BACKGROUND STEP 3: TURN A SELFIE INTO A DIGITAL PORTRAIT ON PROCREATE STEP 4: CREATE AN ANIMATION FOR THE...

Grade 6 – Exploring Animation, Stop Motion and Digital Art.

I was so incredibly happy with this small unit because it gave the students a chance to play with traditional painting, digital painting, animation, stop motion and GreenScreen skills. In the end, there was even total student choice, which kept everyone happy. GALAXY PAINTING The students began by looking at galaxy photos and exploring sponge,...

Q4 Grade 6 Animation

OUR BASIC STEPS Using DoInk animation, the students did some exploring and experimenting, exactly the same way that grade 7 did. First we learnt how to draw and move parts like a flipbook whilst following the DoInk stickman tutorial. https://youtu.be/kZdCitJmt34 Then we moved to the next level by creating a monster/ alien / robot or...

G7 Birdcage Sculptures and Animations

This post is part 2, part 1 is: Surrealist Birdcages The students were absolutely incredible with this unit. They planned, researched, critiqued, collaborated, documented, evaluated, exhibited and animated! It doesn't get better than that for an art teacher. The students would arrive to class highly motivated and extremely focused. It really was phenomenal. Here are...

3 Weeks of Art in Grade 6

What a fantastic start to art this quarter. Despite me being away for the Learning2 conference, my students still managed to complete all the required work. From two paintings to the start of an animation- all  in just 3 weeks. Amazing! Unfortunately, we had an issue with our iPads, so the cart has been taken...