For the 1st Trimester the 7th grade art students have reviewed the Elements of Art and the Principles of Art this week. Students have participated in art appreciation activities that integrate the terms or concepts with famous works of art.
In addition, the 7th grade students have begun a unit on the concept of contour line. Students are currently drawing a contour line study of their shoe in art class. Students will be integrating the concept of line,shape,form,color,value, and texture in their completed works of art.
Also, this week students will practice their cartooning and shading techniques with an interactive cartoon drawing video. Students will have the opportunity to create geometric solids and some advanced objects with the addition of value. The concept of accentuated line will be stressed in this work.
