Over the years I have done a variety of silhouette lessons. This year we blended pastels (chalk) to create the sunset. Next we reviewed what a silhouette is (it is a black shape of an object). I demonstrated how to create a silhouette by just drawing the outline of a tree or animal. Finally students added silhouettes to their backgrounds. They also learned that the moon does NOT become a silhouette since it is illuminated by the sun. Lower grades created spooky tree silhouettes with eyes and some added bats or ghosts for Halloween.
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I love Halloween! This year, first and second graders created spooky trees with glowing eyes, bats in the sky and a smeared chalk sky. As students entered the room there were ooohs, and aaaahs as they noticed all the Halloween decorations hanging from the ceiling and hidden around the room. Next we read some pop-up books like Who Will You Meet on Scary Street and Party on Spooky Street. Then after demonstrating how to blend the chalk pastels and cut the trees with our "fancy" scissors, students eagerly created their own Spooky Tree artwork. Wow.
Just before Halloween, students created creepy haunted houses. Week one we sketched out ideas including goblins, skeletons, ghosts or other spooky things. Then students sharpied and colored their work. Finally, we dipped the paper in water and painted everything with watered down black paint using a wet-on-wet technique to create a foggy dark night sky.
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AuthorMy name is Mrs. Krupa and I'm an elementary art teacher at Oxbow Elementary. I'm a professional harpist turned art teacher of 20 years. I'll share art lessons and ideas on these pages, what works and doesn't. Enjoy! Categories
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