More Tasty Art by Grade 7

I know I have shown these before but the unit is now complete. The students have successfully experimented with toning techniques using pen, pencil, watercolour and acrylic paints. They have studied Wayne Thiebaud and demonstrated their understanding by creating a beautiful cake painting with a Pop Art background.I have never taught this unit before but...

Ice Cream Anyone?

The grade 7 students have been perfecting their shading techniques. These were two exercises which they displayed creatively to demonstrate their understanding of tone and value. I love the final results especially with the paper cut backgrounds. Now the students are learning about Wayne Thiebaud http://youtu.be/vI_QJ5D9Qm8  They will show their understanding of Thiebaud's works by...

Grade 9/10 Printmaking

The 9/10s are just about to complete their Andy Warhol inspired printing based on the theme of "insects". It has been a huge learning curve fir the students. Here are some earlier works.

9/10G Continue to Amaze Me

Grade 9/10 Concepts are Developing

I have just finished marking my 9/10B books and thought I'd share some of my favourite pages. Just so you know the process the students had to research Pop Art then create a title page inspired by the movement. They documented their research notes in their books and copied two examples of Pop art. Their...