Monday, December 12, 2011

Works in Progress: Fifth grade masks



The fifth grade mask project is well under way.  It is so much fun for me to see the excitement build as the students begin sculpting the facial features.  Today, one of the students said, "Mrs. Wells, I can't wait until the next art class when I can work on my mask some more!"  After all of the facial features are sculpted, the students can begin to add attachments and then the painting begins.  The sculpting process is very important for helping to develop their imaginations and confidence in exploring the plaster medium.

Line Drawings by Second Grade Students






The second grade students were given sharpie markers to create animals with simple shapes.  After the basic shapes were drawn, they created line patterns.  This lesson was taken from an art teacher's blog:  www.deepspacesparkle.com.