Learning Intention: To use orthogonal lines to create two point perspective artwork. Okay 5/6J, time to put our skills to the test! Let’s watch this video on how to create 2 point perspective. Cool effects can be created: Now here are the artworks we are going to create! But don’t worry, Miss B…
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These are looking great 5/6J! Can’t wait to see your Two Point Perspective Artworks!
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Slowly but surely our Renaissance Portraits are being finished. Once we had painted our faces and backgrounds, we framed them in gold, silver or purple paper and laminated them. Then three portraits are being hung from the ceiling. They look amazing! We have some super talented people in our class. Check out these finished artworks!
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Learning Intention: To create a landscape that uses one point perspective as a way to show depth in an artwork. Artists use perspective to show depth in their artworks. There is three types of perspective, one point, two point and three point perspective. One point perspective was first seen in many artworks from the Renaissance….
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This term we will be creating a portrait in the style of the RENAISSANCE. The Renaissance was a cultural movement that lasted from the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. What do we already know about artists from the Renaissance?…
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Here are a selection of our Groovy guitars inspired by Picasso! They are on display in our library!
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Finally it’s uploaded! Here is the movie that we showed at our Assembly a few weeks ago, where we showcased our fabulous Picasso faces. Click here to read our previous post about Picasso, and about our next artwork, Groovy Picasso guitars. Click here to read our accompanying facts and information!
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This term we have been learning about the famous modern artist, Pablo Picasso. As well as being famous for painting lots of portraits, Picasso also included lots of instruments in his artworks, such as guitars and violins. Many times the instruments were the focus of the painting, making them a still life. Sometimes though he…
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The Art Gallery of NSW is currently having an exhibition of artwork by Pablo Picasso. Picasso is one of the world’s most famous and successful painters. He was born in 1881 in Spain and died in 1973. Some of his artworks sell for millions of dollars. He produced so much artwork in his life, about…
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This term we have been studying the movie “The Labyrinth”, a cult 80s movie directed by George Lucas (Mr Star Wars), with puppetry by Jim Henson (Mr Muppets) and starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly. Check out the trailer here: After viewing the movie and discussing the characters, plot and setting, we watched the documentary…
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Thanks to Artsonia and Deep Space Sparkle Art for these amazing art lessons! Check out the talents of the students of 5/6J!
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At the end of Term One we worked on an artwork that depicted the Australian Landscape. We studied the following artworks and discussed their subject matter, colours, style and which era of Australian history they might have been completed in. That’s right – the 1800s, Gold Rush Time! “The Drover” by Walter Withers “Down on…
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This semester we have been learning about Kinetic Art, which is essentially, art that moves. Any force can make an artwork move; wind, water, or a push or pull from a human being. We created these Insoluble Paintings, by using oil and water based paint. Here is the video that inspired us: And here are…
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Here are the artworks that we created in the last week of last term. We moved from using chalks, pencil and charcoal to using paint. Following another fabulous youtube video, we attempted to create a Misty Forest Landscape. The techniques we used were laying the trees from light to dark, then adding shadow to create…
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After studying some artworks by famous artist Andy Warhol, 5/6J created their own portraits. Pop art was an art movement in the sixties where artists portrayed popular culture. Warhol produced artworks on famous people, such as Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley, as well as depicting everyday famous products, such as Campbell’s soup. We used a…
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