Pastel Fresco Secco

Sounds fancy, I know.  I found this art lesson while finishing up a final supplies order (gotta use up that money!!)

In every Blick catalog, there is a pull out section of ready to use art lessons in addition to lessons one can find on the web.  I found THIS project and thought to myself, I've got everything the kids need, it looks neat, we'll go for it! 

We followed all of the steps, including taking a tour of the Sistine Chapel for inspiration.  I don't have step by step photos, but I think I managed to get a picture of every student's work.  

 

One last close up

The kids are working on the last project for the year, so one more post for high school coming soon!

Soft Pastel Subs

Junior high students have finished their subway sandwiches!  The process was pretty simple and students got to try out a new medium--soft pastels.

After introducing the project we talked about thumbnail sketches and began there.  Students completed 10 thumbnail sketches of "foods" NOT usually found on a sandwich.

Next, students decided how to arrange their items and "built" a sloppy copy of their sandwich.

Creativity at it's finest!  I think next year this is what I will have the kids do!  Amazing what students can teach the teacher!

Using white colored pencils, students made an enlarged contour drawing of their sketches onto large black construction paper.  

Once the contour drawings were complete, students began coloring in using soft pastels.  They applied the pastels directly, used brushes, q-tips and even experimented with water, making a paste. 

Here are some close-ups!

All of the sandwiches are posted outside of the art room.  Come take a look if you have an opportunity!