It was a HOT one today, but the kids did a great job. I filled their brains with a LOT of information about how a successful line is drawn. We studied the distinct and clean lines of Piet Mondrian and Neo-Plasticism (aka De Stijl). Students were asked to create their own version of "Composition II in Red, Blue and Yellow" and they were also asked to continue the "line" theme of the week within the blocks of color. Fortunately, I had a enough clean sheets of paper saved throughout the year to cover this project.
The second project we started was an illustration of an "Eco-Hero" cover page. I had a few long pieces of mat board that I got from the recycling bin at a framing gallery- so every student got a nice 6x8" 'hardcover' to work with. The kids were asked to come up with the outline of a character who would be the hero of an illustrated book. The main character had to have an eco-mission of their own and it was the students' task to illustrate them with a nice clean outline and one accent color. They were really successful, and I love that everyone created such different characters. Student comments follow the pics. Great day in the air conditioned classroom! Miró tomorrow!
"Today's projects were my favorite so far."
"I love the simplicity of Mondrian's artwork."
"I really liked being able to draw the cartoon characters in black and white and only doing an accent color."
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