Oak Grove Elementary Art Activities: Illustrations

Monday, March 28, 2022

Activities for April 2022

Spring is upon us! We are going to practice our drawing skills. April starts with National Pet Month. We will be concentrating on drawing pets. We will also explore styles in figure drawing. Lastly, it's also time for the end-of-year testing.

TESTING

V.A. Standards

Big Idea: Cognition and reflection are required to appreciate, interpret, and create with artistic intent.

VA.2.C.1.1- Use the art-making process to communicate personal interests and self-expression.

VA.3.C.1.1- Use the art-making process to develop ideas for self-expression.

VA.4.C.1.1- Integrate ideas during the art-making process to convey meaning in personal works of art.
VA.5.C.1.1- Develop a range of interests in the art-making process to influence personal decision-making.

Essential Question

How do you communicate through art?

Pet Drawings

National Pet Month is from April 1st to May 10

Ms. Wawa's Pet Art Examples

Lesson 1 / Dates

March 28 – Apr 8

Activity

Create a drawing of a pet inspired by Phil Heckels, Cassisus Marcellus Coolidge and Ed Attanasio's pet portraits for National Pet Month

Materials

- White paper
- Pencil
- Colored pencils or markers (optional)

Steps
1) Sketch your drawing with a black pencil
2) Color using complementary colors

Lesson 2 / Dates

April 11 – Apr 29

Figure Drawings

Activity

Create a drawing of a child involved in a daily activity. Use a different style for each week.

1) April 11-14 - Silhouette ( inspired by Bansky)

Or a Bunny and Egg

2) April 18 - 22 - Anime/Manga (inspired by Japanese Anime and Manga)

Anime Art

Every year on April 22, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970.

More Information HERE

More ways to help our planet HERE

3) April 25 - 29 - Illustration (inspired by Alex Brychta)

Books by Alex Brychta

Materials

- White paper
- Pencil
- Colored pencils or markers (optional)

Steps

1) Draw a child using one of these styles for each week:

a) a silhouette style

b) a Manga style

c) an illustration style
2) Add details

3) Color (optiional)

Click HERE to learn how to create a comic book for extra credit

2nd Grade STEAM Project

Keep on practicing figure drawing

Values Matter

Value of the Month

Click HERE to view a video about Honesty

How can you display Honesty during art classes?

Sunday, April 1, 2018

Activities for April 2018

Spring is in full swing with our botanical illustration project. We are going to continue the practice of basic shapes and shading by illustrating tropical plants. We are also getting ready to celebrate Haitian Heritage Month by using basic shapes and primary colors to imitate popular Haitian Painting Styles.

Lesson 1-2 / Dates

April 2 – Apr 13

Essential Question

How can you use illustrations for references?

Botanical illustrator - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botanical_illustrator

A botanical illustrator is a person who paints, sketches or otherwise illustrates botanical subjects. Typical illustrations are in watercolor, but may also be in oils, ink or pencil, or a combination of these.

V.A. Standards

Big Idea: The arts are inherently experiential and actively engage learners in the processes of creating, interpreting, and responding to art.

VA.2.S.1.1- Experiment with tools and techniques as part of art-making processes.

VA.3.S.1.1- Manipulate tools and media to enhance communication in personal artworks.

VA.4.S.1.1-Manipulate tools and materials to achieve diverse effects in personal works of art.
VA.5.S.1.1-Use various art tools, media, and techniques to discover how different choices change the effect on the meaning of an artwork.