Gans Art Department

A new year is here! This site is a classroom source for tutorials, resources, and display for our processes and finished works of art! I hope you continue to check in and keep in touch with us throughout this school year!

  Watercolor Techniques and Practice Paintings We did samplers using 6 sections: 1-cool colors/wet on wet  2-warm colors/ wet on dry  3-analagous colors  4-salt or rubbing alcohol on paint  5-mask off an area using masking fluid, tape or wax resist  6-artists choice. They could use any versions of the colors. I encouraged them to mix their own versions of the colors. They could create tints (by adding white) or shades (by adding black) or dull them down by adding complimentary colors. We had some great variety. 😃 For the paintings they could choose any subject,  but they had to include layers or foreground, middle ground, and background. I let them trace the sketch this time if they wanted (most didn't) because I was more concerned with them learning the painting process.

 Replaced Silhouette a silhouette is like a shadow or the simplest outline of an object step 1: Choose an image from a magazine with at least 2 clear objects-in this example : (the car and the man that was there.) One of those objects must have a familiar shape-something you would recognize just by the outline. (the man) This will be photo 1. step 2: choose a contrasting photo that will be used to fill the silhouette of the object you cut out (either a contrasting colors or contrasting ideals) Use scissors for the majority of the cutting, but for intricate areas carefully use an exacto knife.  This will be photo 2. some contrasting things would be color::  dark / light bright / dull       black and white / color warm/ cool contrasting ideas: clean/dirty safe/dangerous good/evil wet/dry thick/thin  and on and on….  opposites  OR images that support an idea visually step 3: write the meaning behind you...

As a class we filled out a worksheet going over the theme & discussed the details of prom. The who, what, where, when, why, and how. Our theme is Mardi Gras Masquerade, so I had them research the imagery associated with decorating for Mardi Gras (all of the appropriate ones! 😉 ) worksheet   ⇐ After this is filled out use www.canva.com to design ticket front/back and poster/invite. We then voted on the best designs to use. Student examples: Winner chosen by Junior Class Design by Alex