Colored Prints

After printing with a brayer and printing ink, second graders cut out their prints, mounted them and colored the details with construction paper crayons. Beautiful!

Printing

Second graders learned how to make prints in art this week.

They started with a burnishing tool and printing foam. They used the tool to draw a design into the foam which became their printing plate. The same thing can be done using the foam from a meat tray - washed well with the rim trimmed off  - and a dull pencil.

Next they gathered colored paper, a magazine for a clean working surface and a carrying tray for the finished prints.

We used a tray for the printing ink and a brayer to roll the ink onto the printing plate. 

Each student made 3 prints and had to manage a clean surface, good ink distribution and efficient clean up because that black ink was messy!

Here are some finished prints on the carrying tray. We will trim, mount and add color for our final product. 

Pumpkins on a Zentangle Background

Second graders learned how to draw intricate patterns in a Zentangle style. They used sharpie markers and colored some areas in an A/B pattern. They also learned how to draw a realistic pumpkin. 

Creepy Carrots

Students at Tate Woods used ipads in the art room to create creepy carrots art for their invitations to the family reading night. They used the free app Hello Crayon which is very easy to use and all had great success!

When students finished their ipad art, they made more carrot art with markers and crayons. 

Creepy Carrots!!!!

An Art Walk in the Halls of Tate Woods

The halls of Tate Woods are bursting with art! 

Here's a tour of the wonderful art work created by our students.

 Welcome!

We're glad you're here to see our art from cats and dogs, to apples in a row and the swirls of Starry Night. 

There's fall trees

and beautiful sunflowers

and we end our tour on the way to the art room. 

Thanks for visiting!

First Grade Sunflowers

First graders learned a little bit about Vincent Van Gogh minus the ear information although some of them already knew about that unfortunate incident. They looked at his painting of sunflowers and created the most colorful and beautiful art of their own.

They started by drawing random circles on white paper. They used warm colors to paint the petals of the flower and used a small sponge attached to a clothes pin for the brown centers. 

The background was painted in cool colors either with a brush or another small sponge.

Beautiful!

Apple Shading

Second graders learned how to shade 3 apples. 

They started by painting a heart shape with tempera paint. 

After the paint dried they divided the paper in half to show a wall and a table. 

They colored the wall with a crayon pattern...

and colored the table with chalk pastel. 

Finally they added stems and highlights and shadows.

Had to share how this student organized their crayons.

Starry Night Interactive

We watched Starry Night Interactive in art class this week in second grade. It brings the painting to life. 

Learning About Lines with Mr. Dot

Meet Mr. Dot

First graders learned how to make many kinds of lines watching Mr. Dot go for a walk. 

They love coming in the art room and finding Mr. Dot in different places.  

Above you can see a student created curly, ocean and castle lines.

dashed, wavy and zig zag

spirals, bumpy, cross hatch and curved. 

Then first graders learned how to paint with water colors - use enough water, fill in the shapes, clean your brush when changing colors. Hey! Where's the black and brown paint? They're missing! We save those for specific use or all the paints end up black and brown. Without them, we have beautiful, bright colors to use with the paint set up in color wheel order - Roy G. Bv. First graders learned about lines!

Starry Night

Second graders learned about Van Gogh and looked at his painting Starry Night for inspiration.

They started with hills and spirals and tempera paint. 

Each spiral grows until the sky is filled with paint, a town is created, colored and cut out...

and glitter adds a sparkle to the final creation.

Beautiful!

Welcome to the Art Room

Welcome to art class!

Students walk down a long hall...

...see the big ART sign and "Be Smart Make Art" ...

... and enter the art room. 

They find a colorful rug to sit on and are ready to make some art.

Each student is assigned a colored table and a number for their assigned seat. The tables are set up in the color wheel order - roy g bv - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet.

The tables have colored coded supply boxes with pencils, scissors, glue, glue sticks, sharpies, paint brushes and their own folder for storing work. They also have a clean up caddy with sponges and drying cloths to make clean up easier. 

And here's the paint ready to go set up in warm and cool colors. 

Looks like ART!