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.

Scratchboard Unit

This week the 7th grade art students have begun a unit on Sratchboard Drawing.

The first activity was an introduction to the concept of multiples and printmaking. An overview of the concept of etching, engraving, and the printmaking process was explored in art class this week.

Early this week students practiced creating four geometric solids with the scratchboard tool.

Students learned basic scribing strokes in preparation for their larger work of art. Currently, students are looking for inspiration sources in the theme of nature for their scratchboard work and are incorporating the three parts of the landscape in their compositions or layouts.

Still-Life Drawing unit comes to a close

This week students have finalized their still-life drawing and are preparing them for display.

As we close our unit on the study of the still-life, students will be introduced to the area of scratchboard drawing which is based on the concept of engraving and etching as in printmaking.

In this new unit students will build on their knowledge of realism,geometric solids,shading and the elements and principles of art. Students will use line to show form and texture in their exciting scratchboard work which will be based on inspiration photos from nature,animals,wildlife and landscapes.