Analogous Abstract Sculptures

Fourth and fifth graders created these awesome abstract sculptures in Art class! Students learned the definition of a sculpture (a three-dimensional artwork) and learned the difference between shape and form. Students used a block of wood, a wire from a hanger and a nylon to create the abstract form. Next, students had to choose analogous colors (colors that are next to each other on the color wheel) while painting. A big emphasis on the project was blending the colors into one another. Way to go young artists! They look amazing!

Value Pumpkins

In Art class, 4th and 5th graders have been learning about the element of art called value. Value is the lightness or darkness of a color. Students created value by adding white and black to orange paint while painting their pumpkins. Students learned that adding white to a color is called a tint and adding black to a color is called a shade. This was also great lesson for practicing neat painting skills!

3-D Paper Flowers

Batik

In Art class, 4th & 5th graders learned that Batik is the art of decorating cloth using wax and dye. Some of the finest batiks are still being made today in Indonesia. Students made their own Batiks using fabric and a flour/water/alum mixture in place of the wax. The last step was to paint their batiks using neon colored paints.

Skull Shrink-y-dinks

After the 4th and 5th graders finsihed their day of the dead skull artworks, they created shrink-y-dink necklaces. They could trace a skull picture or create their own design. I shrink them right before their eyes in my toaster oven at school! The kids love it and they turned out very cool.