We've also discussed the difference between types of lines that you can draw with such as outline, contour, sketch and gesture lines. Last Friday we spent the class period doing figure drawings. Various students volunteered to pose throughout the period as the rest of the class drew. Poses lasted from 30 seconds to 2 minutes. We started to warm up by doing gesture scribble drawings and then proceeded to regular gestures. The kids always have a lot of fun doing this activity AND they get better at drawing people!
10/2/2012 6 Comments Gesture DrawingsThroughout the first month of school, the 6th grade classes have been learning about the Element of Art LINE. Our big project using line, was creating animal zentangles in which we used many different types of lines to incorporate pattern into the drawing. You can check them out on Artsonia here.
We've also discussed the difference between types of lines that you can draw with such as outline, contour, sketch and gesture lines. Last Friday we spent the class period doing figure drawings. Various students volunteered to pose throughout the period as the rest of the class drew. Poses lasted from 30 seconds to 2 minutes. We started to warm up by doing gesture scribble drawings and then proceeded to regular gestures. The kids always have a lot of fun doing this activity AND they get better at drawing people!
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12/12/2012 04:18:53 am
I do this with my 5th graders, more or less to the same extent. It is one of my favorite days! :) 8/11/2013 08:32:18 pm
I usually don't send home actual artwork until the end of the semester. Some children never bring it home as it gets left in their locker or even "lost" on the way home. 8/18/2013 10:23:14 pm
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