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Contour Lines

9/29/2016

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2nd graders are learning about the element of LINE. Line is so important to start the school year off with because lines are literally the basis of every drawing, painting and photograph etc. In the last couple of classes, we have discussed in review the many different forms of line. A very important type of line when it comes to art is contour line. Contour line essentially is the outline of an object. Searching for the contour line of an object while drawing helps the artist to REALLY look at the object they are creating and drawing in detail. 2nd grade students began by practicing finding contour lines through a worksheet in which they traced the actual image using a pencil. From their they transferred the lines from the worksheet onto a page in their sketchbooks. After we became pro's at finding contour lines, we set up a still life at every table. A still life is used by artists to depict mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects. In this case, we used school and art supplies. The students drew from life , meaning they had to really look at the objects they were drawing and created a contour line still life. We learned that if objects are blocking one another, we need to draw them behind or in front of one other. The students drew their still lifes using a white pencil on black paper. To finish these projects the students will add color to their contour lines by tracing what they have already drawn with the appropriate color.

Click here to view the contour line work sheet the students completed. 

Contour Line Worksheet
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Sketchbooks

9/29/2016

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2nd Grade is currently creating the cover of their very own, hand made sketchbook! Sketchbooks are like an artists journal or notebook. 3rd graders will be utilizing these sketchbooks for taking notes, creating preliminary sketches or drawings and during "free-draw" time. On the cover of these sketchbooks, students have created a drawing of their choosing to decorate their sketchbooks. Some students have created a beautiful abstract drawings by just using colors and lines as their artwork and others have created a representational drawing of something of their choice. Sketchbooks are a great way to store ideas, drawings and notes about artists and artworks that they are learning about to later refer to after leaving 2nd grade. 

Learning objectives: Techniques in using watercolors, listening to guided instruction. 

ART WORDS: 
Sketchbook
: a journal or book used for ideas and drawings by artists. ​
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2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR

9/29/2016

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Welcome back students and welcome to PS31q to any of our new students! I am so excited to get creating in the art room! This year we will be looking even more closely at the foundations of art, the elements of design! We will also look at some of the more difficult foundations that are called the Principles of design. In each lesson we will be learning about a different element or principle as well as learning about some artists too! I can't wait to get messy with you all! 
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