Art classes in Berlin
This was a really nice project for size comparison and drawing from observation. Looking closely at a shape, trying to translate it onto paper, understanding relationships between objects, the spaces between them and basic composition – how elements are placed, overlap and how everything sits together in the box.
Learning about art period and Andy Warhol, students incorporated characters they know and like into their work.
It’s amazing to see children studying old masters, trying to get it all same and perfect. They can take forever. And I mean forever. There are projects they just don’t last. This one does! It’s like colouring book. Relaxing and meditative. At least when the architectural part is behind.
And they really all enjoy it. No exceptions whatsoever.
Not the first time I am posting this sort of project but every time it is unique and I am impressed by the work. You can read about it in some posts bellow.
This sort of painting is quite an easy straightforward task as it comes with a reference. It was a fun project and kids were deeply into it.
Connecting to our PYP Unit ‘Cycles in nature’ we took a pick into the life of colours on our beautiful classroom poster of a colour wheel designed by Johannes Itten. This was Grade 1 and children are small so to take off we simply did some skatches of winter and summer, connecting the colours to the seasons.
When the children understood which colours belongs to which group they were asked to cut 3 warm and 3 cool shapes out of scrap paper and glue them on a bigger white paper. Each table got a plate of gouache colours: red, blue, yellow and white for the light. By mixing them they painted some of their own shapes next to the glued ones. For finals they outlined them with black adding also some patterns here and there.
I found this lovely project at Small hands big art to whom I always turn to when stuck in uncertainty. A presto!
In connection to our Unit of inquiry ‘Market places’ we learned about Pop Art. We painted mass produced candies.
And if you are by any chance coming from Yugoslavia you will know more than one.
We used a kiss print technique for this. Very easy and lots of fun and messy moments. We’ve already made beautiful kiss prints in our sketch books to start ourselves properly.
We spoke about facial proportions and how to draw a face. What shape has an eye? Where does a nose start and end? Why is an upper lip darker than the lower one? Where do the ears come in, and last but not least, how does the hair grow from the top of our heads and not the opposite way?
Of course we will not stick to all of these because we aren’t rigid but we like to talk and think and understand. And if we can use some of it that’s just a great new adventure.
So eyes are beautiful but complicated to colour. Nose is strange but funny. Lips can look crooked, and teeth too. Hair is a science of various paints and a joy to paint (Brushes had to be invented to paint hair. Hand just relaxes and everything is easy – short, spiky, curly, straight… )
Skin comes in many shades, sometimes we are blue, sometimes we are pink, who cares.
And the t-shirts? Well the t-shirts are the best part of course. Glitter, dots, stripes and stars. And all of the paint and morning toothpaste stains.
