The second graders were a little behind due to the snow day, but over the past two classes, they've caught up and for the most part, are almost complete! The second graders should be very proud of themselves, these turned so well! Click through the photo gallery to see the portraits come to fruition!
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Last week, I modeled how to draw from a photograph by estimating proportions. Their goal was to make observations about their printed photograph and then draw helpful marks on their page that mirror their observations. Students were encouraged to ask themselves questions like- do my shoulders start at 1/4 of the page or in the middle of the page? Is my head almost touching the edge of the paper, or is there a lot of space between my head and the edge? and so on. From there, students drew the big, simple shapes first and then continued to add details and texture. This is not an easy task, but they have really stepped up to the challenge. I can't wait to see these all come together!
Sorry to not post last week! Students continued their Kehinde Wiley inspired portraits by adding color to their backgrounds with oil pastels to mimic the brightness of oil paint, like Wiley uses. I instructed the to use warm colors and cool colors to make their positive space in the background stand out from the negative space. It was up to them to choose which color group to use where.
Today, the second graders did a great job at a very difficult task. They began to draw their portraits based on a photo I took of them last week and printed out. I showed them ways to make marks on their page so that their drawing was in the same proportion of the photograph (we did the best we could by making careful observations). They are off to a great start! I will post more photos from today later on. |
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