It was about 5 years ago when I taught this unit. I loved it then, and still love it now. The results are always amazing. Here is a summary of the process my amazing 8th graders followed. STEP 1- COMPOSITION The students began by exploring composition and photography angles using the Essential Skeleton App. The... Continue Reading →
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,... Continue Reading →
PART 1 I wrote EARLIER about the grade 8 students using composition, observation, and toning skills to complete these beautiful skeletons. PART 2 BACKGROUNDS AND TECHNIQUES. As an introduction to mixed-media the students were given 3 different techniques, step by step. Once they completed these small one-lesson tasks they were ready for part 3 of the final task which... Continue Reading →
CLAY GARDEN ART We began this task by discussing photography rules and viewpoints, then we went outside to our gardens to photograph, and sketch. The students knew that they'd be using their photos to design a clay plaque, which will become a beautiful garden ornament. The students who focused on interesting angles, and extreme close... Continue Reading →
OUR SHOP IS OPEN AND WE NEED YOUR HELP.......PLEASE. http://www.lulu.com/shop/saigon-south-international-school-and-commack-middle-school/endangermalia-before-its-too-late/hardcover/product-22990464.html The grade 8 art students have been working very hard, over the last 14 weeks on a collaboration with Commack Middle School, New York. They also connected with an author/illustrator from Australia, Graeme Base. "It is wonderful to see the many ways ‘Animalia' has touched people... Continue Reading →
Our sketchbook covers are complete! After creating their digital art the students then created a graffiti name in their sketchbooks. They were assessed on overlapping letters, details, colouring and presentation skills. Some students pushed their work to a higher level by adding a shadow. The names were then photographed, and superimposed on top of their digital... Continue Reading →
My new grade 6 class has just joined me, and I couldn't be happier. They seem very keen to be in the art room and from what I have seen so far they are very creative. It's going to be a fantastic quarter! For their first task we used WordFoto, MovieFX and Superimpose to create these... Continue Reading →
We began this unit by learning how to plan our work. The students created 6 different eye designs and 3 backgrounds following the requirements. Then they drew up their final eye and filled it with flat colours. We then looked at the art of Teesha Moore and Zentangles and collected 10 patterns in our sketchbooks.... Continue Reading →
The chair expo was a HUGE success in a beautiful location. If you missed the expo you can view the chairs in the front office, and during the art party on May 18th. You can read about the whole process in this post. Once the Sculptures Were Complete. We photographed the chairs, uploaded them to Artsonia,... Continue Reading →
My new grade 6 class has just joined me in the art room. They are the last group to experience the studio for this year! We began the course by creating graffiti names. I have to say they did a BRILLIANT job with this. Then they took selfies with the iPad, printed the photo out and... Continue Reading →
Collaborating With a School in New York. This is a continuation of our NY collaboration. Since we have 12 students and the school in New York has 24, my students had to create two artworks. To keep the task varied the first one incorporated drawing, painting, photography and collage skills. Whereas, the second one was... Continue Reading →
For the last 5 weeks my students have been working with a class in New York. They have all been matched with a buddy. We have swapped photos and now it is up to each person to copy, REMIX, transform their photo into an amazing artwork which captures the interests and characteristics of the student. We... Continue Reading →
Most students have finished their home paintings. To read more about this task please click HERE and HERE. For homework I had the students create 5-10 image movies explaining the stories behind their top photos. This really makes the paintings very personal. I am so happy with the results. Please take time to hear the student's stories.... Continue Reading →
Grade 8 students are reflecting upon their homes and what is important to them here in Vietnam. I have discussed this unit before but will do a quick recap for those of you who haven't read the post. 🙂 Step 1: The students had to take a panoramic photo of their house or neighborhood and upload... Continue Reading →
Sculpture Review I have written about this task previously but just for a quick review the students made their sculptures out of stocking, wood and wire. Then they sketched them in their books (observational drawing) and photographed them. Three concepts were created on the iPad using Procreate and three concepts were drawn in their books.... Continue Reading →
In Grade 6 we have been studying portraiture, in particular Expressionist portraits. The students learnt about the meaning of colour and its connection to mood. They chose a dominant cool or warm colour scheme and experimented with oil pastel blending. Some students chose markers instead. The background had to use contrasting tints and was painted with a wide... Continue Reading →
CONGRATULATIONS this has been a very long but extremely successful unit. As mentioned in a previous post the students created realistic animal eyes in chalk. After giving peer feedback using Lifecards and reflecting on Tellagami, they abstracted their eye using the following iPad apps: FlipOMatic, GlobePhoto and Megaphoto. 15 images were collated and the top 4 were... Continue Reading →
Grade 6 has just joined the art room, in fact I am still learning names! This is a super fun task which allows the students to play, loosen up, explore media, photography and editing apps on the iPads. The students were encouraged to include 3D materials, a variety of art media, a graffiti name and three... Continue Reading →
Well it is hard to believe but my first quarter class of grade 6 art is now complete. We certainly achieved a huge amount considering the limited time. I will certainly miss this group. I just have to hope they will choose art next year! Their last project was to create an Expressionist portrait with oil... Continue Reading →
Our stunning complimentary colour collages are complete and on display in the gallery downstairs. Please take time to stop, look and reflect upon the students hard work. The focus of this unit was not only learning, recognizing and applying the rules of portraiture but was also understanding "line variation", "texture", "collage" and "secondary colours". The students... Continue Reading →
The first project for grade 7 is now complete. The students have done a brilliant job creating these difficult pieces. Not only did they have to design, plan, cut, arrange, rearrange, and assemble the letters so that the sculpture was balanced and interesting from all angles, but they were also required to include the principles... Continue Reading →
It is a new year and the studio is already bustling with inspiring creativity. Grade 6 were given the challenge of creating self portraits using photography, collage and typography. They had to keep enough of their face visible so we could see who they are, keep the text varied and clear whilst building up 3D materials onto... Continue Reading →
The final printmaking is complete! Well done grade 8 they look fantastic. For more information about this task please scroll down to the previous post.
My grade 8 students have been experimenting with printmaking techniques, collage and incorporating the iPads. Some students had never printed before so they had the theme of "nature" and explored a variety of techniques from printing with zip lock bags, hot glue and polystyrene trays. The trays allowed us to look at how to achieve a clean print,... Continue Reading →
Grade 7 have just completed their first major sculpture unit. It began with a book sculpture incorporating figures and then continued onto clay. The students had to make a fish using the slab technique however the fish had to be able to hold something and incorporate texture and pattern. Then the students had one class... Continue Reading →
Where I am from Abstract art. Where digital and traditional art mix. I have written about this task before but feel like it deserves a recap because the students did such an awesome job following the varied and somewhat challenging instructions. I have wanted to teach an art unit where the iPads have been used... Continue Reading →
I can't believe how fast this quarter has gone. The students have done a brilliant job creating their Analogous mask paintings with a complimentary background. They designed, planned, painted, manipulated and evaluated their work. Once the painting was complete they explored the following iPad apps: Percolator, Snapseed, Grungtastic, and FlipOMatic then they created a collage... Continue Reading →
These artworks are absolutely stunning. Each student had a one lesson challenge to mix a minimum of 4 apps in SketchbookX. When they were designing their compositions they had to be aware of the elements and principles of art. The digital art which considered focal point, movement and contrast was generally a stronger image. This... Continue Reading →
After completing their spectacular Georgia O'Keeffe oil pastel paintings the grade 7 students were required to complete the process by creating a manipulated artwork using layers in SketchbookX with a variety of other exciting apps. We began this task by exploring a variety of apps such as Percolator, FlipOMatic, SnapSeed, Grungetastic and Typedrawing. Every piece of... Continue Reading →
Today was the last class for grade 6. I can't believe how quickly the time went. All the students have now successfully completed their church analogous windows. Today they had a choice either to trace their shoes and fill them with the principles of art which would need to be completed at home or to create digital art using... Continue Reading →
The grade 7 students are about to complete their first major unit which was studying and recreating the work of Georgia O'Keeffe. By completing this task the students learnt very valuable skills from grid drawing, colour matching, oil pastel blending to colour mixing. I gave them quite a big piece of paper so it has been... Continue Reading →
The iPads are not just for games they are extremely powerful tools which my students have been enjoying for conceptual developments, reflecting, creating and manipulating. This is the sheet I created for my students to remind them which apps we have been using and where they fit into the creating cycle. They can use this... Continue Reading →
Aren't they looking stunning? I wrote about this task in a previous post but briefly I will recap. The students had to find an interesting angle of their home country on Google Earth. They then copied it to their camera roll on the ipad which allowed the students to upload it to my favourite drawing... Continue Reading →
All of the grade 6 students have now finished their iPad art. They were required to use Art Rage layers to superimpose themselves into their favourite Glover painting. They were assessed based on their pose, clarity of painting, erasing skills and their use of text when the image was imported into Image Chef. They had... Continue Reading →
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2JuMPXLQj4 Here is a celebration of grade 6 art for trimester 1 and 2 of this year. I also have a great video (even though it is short) on Vimeo which captures my grade 6 class perfectly. They were busy painting their final Glover market scenes but when they were complete they had to scan... Continue Reading →
This is the same class with a different group of students. They had 5-10mins to create an Abstract Art piece using all the tools of Art Rage then they had 45mins to apply what they learnt onto one of their still life photos. Not bad for the time restraint. I'd love to have more time... Continue Reading →
The 9/10 students also had not played with Art Rage on the ipads so they had to try out all the tools and settings first on an abstract piece. Then they were meant to use one of their photos of their still life to help them create a digital painting. Not everyone finished on time... Continue Reading →
Mrs Jardin's ART room 