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Grade4/5<>Week 5<>5/11-5/15

Surfboard and Crashing Wave Project

Goal: To draw a picture with a surfboard stuck in the sand and a crashing wave behind it.

MY TEACHING VIDEO IS BELOW THIS TUTORIAL

1. Draw the crest

The first step in drawing a wave is to draw the crest. Start by drawing a horizontal line, slope it down and continue the line.

2. Draw the barrel

Add “C” shaped curved lines on the higher part of the sloped line.

3. Add the whitewater

Start at the top of the wave really small and get progressively bigger as you follow the crest down. Once to the bottom of the wave add a few squiggly lines to add to the whitewater. Connect the “C” shaped lines to the whitewater.

4. Draw the wave

Add a slightly curved line right below where the crest starts to slope.

5. Add your own style

I like to add Heather Brown inspired circles for the whitewater. Connect the “C” shaped lines to the whitewater circles. Decorate your white circles to your artistic visions.

MY TEACHING VIDEO!!
Grade 4/5<>week 4<>5/4-5/8

Stuffed Animal Still Life

Goal: To draw a picture of a stuffed animal, action figure, coll, or Lego character.

A Still Life is a picture of things that an artist sets up to draw. Many still life pictures have fruit or flowers it can be anything that is setup to draw.

Below are some examples of Still Life artworks.

<>After you look at those, watch the video of me teaching the lesson for today.

Watch Me Teach the Lesson Here!
Grade 2/3<>week 4<>5/4-5/8

Packaged Pop Art

<> Goal: Create a drawing of a popular product you have at your home.

<> Pop Art is art about popular things in our culture, from people to food products.

Here is a short video about Pop Art

You can use the sheet below to help you with your project which I teach at the bottom of the page.

Watch Me Teach the lesson here!
Grade 4/5<>Week 3<>4/27-4/31

Packaged Pop Art

<> Goal: Create a drawing of a popular product you have at your home.

<> Pop Art is art about popular things in our culture, from people to food products.

Here is a short video about Pop Art

You can use the sheet below to help you with your project which I teach at the bottom of the page.

Watch Me Teach the lesson here!
Grade 2/3<>Week 3<>4/27-4/31

Stuffed Animal Still Life

Goal: To draw a picture of a stuffed animal, action figure, coll, or Lego character.

A Still Life is a picture of things that an artist sets up to draw. Many still life pictures have fruit or flowers it can be anything that is setup to draw.

Below are some examples of Still Life artworks.

<>After you look at those, watch the video of me teaching the lesson for today.

Watch Me Teach the Lesson Here!
Grade K/1<>Week 2<>4/20-4/24

LEARNING ABOUT MO WILLEMS

<> Mo Willems is an American writer, animator, voice actor, and creator of children's books. He is famous for his Pigeon books, Elephant and Piggie Books, Knuffle Bunny Books, and many more.

<> In this Lesson I will teach you how to draw the Pigeon from his Pigeon series books.

GOAL : Draw a Mo Willems Pigeon

MATERIALS : pencil, paper (optional black marker & color)

<> 1st Watch Video below ⇓

About Mo Willems Video

<> 2nd watch video below ⇓

The Pigeon Needs a Bath Story

<> Then watch video of me teaching below ⇓

Mr. McMillan's teaching video

Click HERE to go to check out Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems which are videos that he teaches how to draw his characters.
Grade 4/<>9/21-9/25
Lesson 1

Still Life of a your Shoe

Goal - to draw a picture of one of your shoes

Materials - pencil, paper, a shoe
- Watch the video about Nike shoe designer Tinker Hatfield to learn about his philosophy of shoe design.
Video : About a Nike shoe designer Tinker Hatfield

Video 2 : More about designer Tinker Hatfield
- Check out these Cool sketches and drawings of shoes then look below for the "Draw Your Shoe" lesson.
- To begin this project choose a shoe to use as a model for your drawing and place it where you can see it. The best place is on the table near your paper, but REMEMBER shoe soles are dirty, so put newpaper or a paper towel under the shoe! Use whatever paper you have and a pencil. Make careful observations of the shoe and then draw the shoe adding as much detail as possible.
- I begin drawing the the outline of the shoe first and then fill in the details.
- Remember to do your best, take your time, and HAVE FUN. You'll be surprised with how good it will turn out.
WATCH VIDEO DEMONSTRATION OF ME DOING THE PROJECT>

Link to a short survey about the lesson.
Grade 2/3<>Week 1<>4/13-4/17

Lesson 1

Goal: To Learn about James Rizzi and draw a cityscape picture in the style of James Rizzi.

Materials: Paper and pencil (optional: Sharpie or dark marker, crayons or colored pencils or color markers)

About artist James Rizzo

James Rizzi (New York, October 5, 1950 - there, December 26, 2011) was an American pop art artist from Brooklyn, New York.

James Rizzi studied at the Florida Art Academy (Gainesville)

In Rizzi's work you often come across his birthplace New York. The paintings sometimes look childishly naive, with the bright colors and radiant cheerfulness. In the art press he is often labeled as "Urban Primitive Artist". Rizzi claims to be influenced by Picasso, Klee and Dubuffet.

WATCH THIS VIDEO ⇓

James Rizzi Video

How To:

Begin by drawing the buildings up front using rectangles of different heights that touch on the sides. Then add several background buildings using more rectangles that touch the top of the first buildings. After the buildings are drawn draw unique tops for each of the buildings. Next add James Rizzi stye faces to most of the buildings. Next add doors and windows to the buildings and other details to complete the cityscape picture.

There are several options for coloring in your drawing.

You could either shade in the buidings using a pencil from light gray to dark.

If you have a Sharpie or dark marker you could trace over your pencil lines then shade with a pencil, color with crayons or markers, or use watercolor paints.

◊◊ WATCH ME TEACH THE LESSON
Grade K/1<>Week 1<>4/13-4/17
Lesson 1

Organic Shape Monsters

Organic shapes:
- Are shapes with a natural look and a flowing and curving appearance.
- Organic shapes and forms are typically irregular or asymmetrical.
- Organic shapes are associated with things from the natural world, like plants and animals.
WATCH VIDEOS BELOW ⇓

If Your a Monster and You Know It

Monsters Love School

Go Away Big Green Monster!

Time To Draw:
- Create a Organic Shape that fills up most of your paper. Add all of the details that your monster would need such as eyes, mouth, teeth, ears, hair, scales, fur. patterns, hands, feet, claws, etc. Your monster can look like whatever you want it to, but you can also borrow ideas from monsters in the example pictures or from the stories.
- There are several options for coloring in your drawing.
- You could either shade in the monsters using a pencil from light gray to dark.
- If you have a Sharpie or dark marker you could trace over your pencil lines then shade with a pencil, color with crayons or markers, or use watercolor paints.
◊ Click here to see me teach the Lesson.

Have Fun with this project and rember to do your best.

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