Sunday, February 10, 2013
Figures In Action - A Freestanding Sculpture
Videos of break dancers and sporting events and ballet rehearsals gave us practice with gesture drawings. Bent hangers cured in plaster-filled cans. Proportional bodies were built using newspaper, tape, and plaster gauze. A final coat of runny plaster put the finishing texture on the figure before applying a metallic acrylic paint.
Self Portrait with Value
Students took their own photographs with the school IPad. Many included an object that reminded them of another person. Their expressions were a response to a story about that person; a time they felt empathy. Separate values were outlined then enlarged on a 15x15 square of quality paper. The tempera grays were premixed and the students marked the shapes with numbers corresponding to the correct gray, much like a color by number.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Minimalist Cardboard Freestanding Sculptures
*Sculpture*
The idea for this introductory Sculpture project came from an art teacher blog I found on Pinterest. Check out this amazing lesson here!
My class was videotaped by Mr. Silva, a math teacher at our school, during this unit. Meet me and meet my students. Check out the video!
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