Gans Art Department

We attempted to use old masking fluid and the wrong type of paper...so these didn't turn out exactly as planned... but the designs were good! :)

First they had to create 48 squares designed using only triangles and circles in each one. This forces them to really get creative...Oh the complaining you will hear! But after the first 10, they really start getting into it. Then, they had to choose one to recreate one design in no more than 2 colors of construction paper using the 'plan' in one of their squares. 

DIA de los MUERTOS Student artwork.  Sugar skulls designed for themselves or in honor of a loved one.

High School Skeleton Studies

texture link texture in nature Grant Wood pattern samples for landscape project

more to come! Lesson choose an object with a clear silhouette USING PENCIL outline each distinctive area  and fill using different types of lettering, arrangement of words, opened and filled letters for contrast, and changing directions words must be written up against the edge as close as possible to maintain the shape of the object when your design is the way you like it on to the final version! using cardstock for the final version, use a lightbox (or window) to trace only the words- not the outlines- in fine point Sharpie fill with color if desired

combining type font combinations using watercolor (images found using pinterest..these are not my designs)