Nature Photography

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I’m glad that so many young artists are getting outside and finding the beauty in nature. Our forests and mountains will help us through this! Please keep sharing your creative work!

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Form vs. Shape

As fifth and sixth grade artists explore the Elements of Art, we discussed the difference between Form and Shape. Students used wooden blocks to create a Form Still Life, then photographed it and drew it with pencil or charcoal.

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#gradesfiveandsix at @waitsfieldschool are learning about the #elementsofart Today we explored the elements of Form and Value.

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Elements of Art: Line Photo Collages by fifth and sixth graders

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#gradesfiveandsix made #piccollage #photocollages showing the #elementsofart starting with #line @waitsfieldschool

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Elements of Art and Principles of Design Photography Project

Fifth and sixth graders used iPads to photograph examples of specific Elements of Art and Principles of Design seen around the school.  We used the PhotoCollage app to create these collages. 

 

LINE

 CONTRAST

TEXTURE

 

COLOR

 EMPHASIS

Engaged, Responsible, Safe and Kind! Photo collages by grades 5 and 6

Fift and sixth graders used iPads with the PhotoCollage app to create photo collages that show what our school-wide expectations look like in the Art Room.

RESPONSIBLE

ENGAGED

KIND

SAFE

Art Room Expectations

DO NOW! (5 Min)

Please WRITE or DRAW an example of how you can be 
ENGAGED
RESPONSIBLE
SAFE
or
KIND
in Art Class!

First Challenge (5 min)

Brainstorm with your table about ways to illustrate the expectation on the card in the center of your table.

Second Challenge (15 min)

Take 2-5 photos of members of your group acting out ways to show your expectation.  
If you need props, please ask. Use the PhotoCollage app to create a photo collage of your images and add text. 
Email your photos to nmcdonough@wwsu.org with the subject line Engaged, Responsible, Safe or Kind

Third Challenge (10 min)

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CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FINISHED PHOTO COLLAGES!

Waitsfield Art on INSTAGRAM! A new way to follow Waitsfield Art!

#waitsfieldschool #linepainting and mixing primary colors #grades1&2

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Do you use Instagram? This photo editing and sharing app is a fun way to see what your friends are up to and where beauty and creativity exists all around us.  Now you can see what is going on in the Fayston art room by following Instagram username artclass_allday. 




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Hundertwasser Architecture Project

Click here to read more about the artist Freidenreich Hunderwasser and his architecture and see photos of this project in progress.

Click here for the link to the Hunderwasser Architecture Evaluation.

Click here to see a previous lesson based on Hundertwasser's paintings.

Fifth and sixth graders finished their Hundertwasser buildings.  They used iPads to take photos of their buildings.

More paper relief photography