Thompson Middle School                       SEPT. / OCT 2008

H. Krasnov

 

Grade 5

-Discussion of the human face

-Reviewing the drawing of the features

-Drawing  yourself

-Creating a composition

-Creating form using shading and texture

-Learning to draw trees

-Creating a landscape with trees using depth perspective

Grade 6

-Discussion of the Pop Artist, Andy Warhol

-The study of a Still Life using the style of POP

-Learning about his paintings

-Constructing a composition using basic shapes

-Learning how change shape into form

-Demonstration of how to create a collage using Pop art objects

-Creating a tessellation: the study of M.C. Escher

Grade 7

-Discussion of art forms ( painting, printing, and sculpture)

-Artists styles, techniques, and subject matter

-Compositions with a” Beach” theme in a Still Life arrangement

-Pop Art paintings using beach objects

-Mixing Values and describing objects using tempera paint

-Drawing the human hand

Grade 8

-Diagramming the human head-(selecting a person you emulate)

-The study light and shadow ( shading in tones of gray)

-Painting in multiples (using complimentary colors in different sequences on each face)

- Pop Art Painting collage with person you emulate