Grade 4 Pop Art Fish

We watched the behind the scenes filming of Finding Nemo and learned about the research and team work involved in creating a film. Students studied tropical fish and began sketching fish and sea life until they were satisfied with their design. We then discussed Pop Art and the repeated images and bright colors of that genre. Students were instructed to retrace their fish drawing three times on 5x7 paper and using either oil pastels, colored pencils or markers to fill them with color (1-primary, 1-secondary and 1-warm or cool). Students had fun drawing and coloring their fish and this lesson served as a great review of color theory.

 

Grade 5 Island Landscapes

We did a brief lesson on perspective and students learned how to create a 3 dimensional appearance in their landscape. After studying some island images and illustrations, students created their own tropical island landscape applying their learned drawing techniques. My artists enjoyed completing their work by adding color. Many of these paintings lined the hall during our spring art show in conjunction with Grandparent's Day.