Art Technology - T1, Lesson One!

Today for Art Technology we were experimenting with water colour paints. First, we used dots of paint, some water and our paintbrushes to experiment with different lines, swirls, designs and patterns. 

After having an experiment, we reflected on what we had learned about using watercolour paints. 

• Don't let the paint dry!
• Yellow blends well with other colours
• Don't put too much water on
• Blending the colours makes it look more real
• My favourite colours were the maroon, and yellow water colours
• If you twist the paintbrush, it soaks up the water
• The paint dries fast
• Blending colours is very fun
• Using different techniques makes different styles

After our reflection, we went onto our piece of artwork. 

1. Creating perspective with hills (sketching)
2. Creating perspective with trees (sketching)
3. Adding shades of green and yellow with water to create different shades of green (light to dark)
   
   
   
   
   
4. Adding shade of brown (with accents of yellow and black) to trees to add realism.
5. Adding sky - reds, oranges.

We then reflected on what parts of our artwork we liked, and which parts we need to practice.

Look at some of our amazing work!

T4 Art Technology - Recyclable Art (#1)

Learning Outcomes:

WALT identify what recyclable art is.

WALT identify what materials can make recyclable art creations.

WALT use magazines and newspapers to make recyclable art.

WALT work in a group to complete a project in a set time.

Art Media:

• Wool
• Newspaper

• Cellotape

What we did!

Char, Lauren and McKoy

Lolo, Caprice, Christopher, and Stanley

Quitah, Taylor and Chasity

John, Niko, Tionee and William

Cones everywhere!!

Reflection

• We found putting the cones together frustrating.
• It was enjoyable sitting and making the cones with our friends.
• Quality of the cones is something we need to practice!
• Choosing our groups and working together was fun!
• Time management - a BIG goal for us!
• Making outcomes a bit different was interesting!

Art Technology - Term 3, Week 3!

Last week we started our brainstorms for our ideas for our drain art. This week we completed our drafts and then took them outside to put around the drains/pipes to see what they would look like!

We WELCOME your comments and feedback, so we can make changes before we begin painting next week!

P.S. Make sure you come back and check out the Art Blog next week - Mrs Manuyag will post some photos of our painting! Our fingers are crossed for a bright, sunny day!

Art Technology - Term 3, 2014

Welcome to our Art Technology group for Term Three!

We are working in conjunction with our school Inquiry topic for this term - 'Tagata O Le Moana' - People of the Sea.

To start our term, we had to create a way to share information about water pollution with our school. When looking online we found 'Drain Art'! We decided this was a great way to share about water pollution with our school.

Here are some images of our brainstorms - we are currently getting ready our life-sized drafts to show Mrs Kelly. 

Art Technology T1 (so far...)

For Art Technology this term, we are learning about perspectives. We have learned that perspectives can be shown by colour, size and height, lines of perspective, layers, and clarity. 

Here is our first piece of artwork. See how we use our five strategies to show perspective!