6th Grade Art Projects

An observational study in:

ProportionTextureValueSpace

Still Lives

Techniques Used:Flat WashGraduated WashWet into WetWet on DryBlotting Stippling

WatercolorPaintings

Photo of courtyard

Weather permitting students paint outside

During the winter months students paint from photos of animals

SculptureThis is a hands on project that introduces concepts in three-dimensional art

Clay Handbuilding Techniques Used:

•Slab•Scratch & Slip

Students study Auguste Rodin and

“The Thinker”

“The Babysitter”

Students create sculpturesthat honor unique activities or careers

“The Spaghetti Thrower”

“The Hair Braider”“The Bull Fighter”

“The Piano Player”

“The Fish Catcher”

CultureThis interdisciplinary project connects to the 6th Grade Social Studies curriculum.

Specific culture studied:

•Navajo Native Americans

Navajo Sandpaintings

Printmaking

Through a variety of media, students learn about the history of the printing press and the process of duplicating an image.

African Adinkra Cloth

Bookbinding Lesson withPrintmaking Process: Stamping

Japanese Suminigashi Marblizing

Bookbinding Lesson withPrintmaking Process: Suminigashi Monoprints

Monoprint Gardens

Illustration created through a printing press