Copying a portrait using the Grid Method
We created these photographic portrait copies using the grid method and learned a fairly simple way to zoom and reproduce an image. The portrait is ... Read more
View ArticleMandala with Color Theory
This activity is suitable for a Color Theory revision. With 6th grade students, we created a mandala-style design, but drawing only a portion of the ... Read more
View ArticleLike an Expressionist woodcut
In this particular year, when the art room is closed, we still tried to work in the classroom with the tools available and instead of ... Read more
View ArticleBanknotes for a board game, with our architectures
We worked on this interesting activity in collaboration with the Community of Valle Rotaliana-Koningsberg, which is the area where our school is located. The Community ... Read more
View ArticleA Superhero who saves Art and Nature
We took a civic education lesson, trying to understand what Cultural and Environmental Heritage are, why we must protect them and what we must protect ... Read more
View ArticleThe Color Theory in 7 objects
To review the different categories of color theory, each student chose a theme and drew 7 objects in the style of doodle. The word doodle ... Read more
View ArticleNegative drawing: Magic Jellyfish
This work made with the 7th Grade students is inspired by the illustrated book ” The Jellyfish Garden” (“Il Giardino delle Meduse”) by Paola Vitale ... Read more
View ArticleDesign: Artist Perfume
In this DESIGN activity we were inspired by the perfume made by GUERLAIN “The Bee Bottle- Maison Matisse Edition 2023”, inspired by MATISSE. This is ... Read more
View ArticleWoven ribbons: what makes us feel good?
With the seventh grade students we reflected on what makes us feel good at school and how we can improve our well-being at school by ... Read more
View ArticleThe still lifes of Felice Casorati: chiaroscuro copy
For this exercise on chiaroscuro we took inspiration from the still lifes of Felice Casorati (Italy 1883 – 1963). Casorati is one of the most ... Read more
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