8th Grade art

This week begins the start of 2nd trimester art for the 8th grade students.

We are starting this trimester with a review of realistic drawing and the light and shadow system. The students have begun a reflective hand drawing of their hand in pencil with the emphasis on form and shading.

End of trimester for 7th grade

This week students reviewed color theory and received their scratchboard designs back before the end of the trimester. Some examples of student work will be displayed after the break in the showcase at Lakeview JHS.

Samples of student artwork can be seen above in the scratchboard technique.

Scratchboard unit and Tints and Shades in Tempera Paint

In art this week students have finished their scratchboard designs. Also, this week 7th grade students also reviewed tints and shades and painted a monochromatic painting worksheet with tempera paint or water-soluble paint.

Students have completed their multicolored scratchboard images and have really enjoyed this unit and the process of scratchboard. In the near future several scratchboard images will be on display for viewing in the showcase. In addition, many still-life and scrachboard images were photographed for future display on the Lakeview website.

Finalization of Scratchboard

During this week students have been working on their scratchboard artwork. Art students are also exploring special effects in the scratchboard medium.
Samples of student still-life drawings currently can be seen in the Lakeview showcase in the hall by the lockers and a variety of student color and black and white still-life drawings will soon be photographed and posted on the Lakeview web art gallery.

Scratchboard Unit begins....

This week students have completed several steps in preparation for the creation of their final scratchboard work of art. The students are very excited about this art material and the varied techniques of scratchboard art.

Lakeview art students have created a landscape drawing and have transferred their image to a pre-inked surface or "plate." Many students have began engraving or scribing lines and textures into their scratchboard plate with a type of fine tip carving tool which creates interesting lines and patterns.

Earlier this week students used metallic pencils,colored pencils,crayons and pastels to create a reverse drawing on black paper in preparation for the concept of high-contrast imagery.

Next week 7th grade artists will be putting more details and texture into their first scratchboard drawing and will have the option of trying "special effects" and more advanced scratchboard tools and materials.