It's that time of year again! The Line Design project I do with 4th grade every year is turning out wonderful! I have some great artists in the 4th grade, and even some of the ones that struggle are doing well with this project. I have included the link back to the steps so you can try it yourself!
Very cool!
ReplyDeleteI borrowed your idea earlier in the year to use w/my 5th graders. Had some very nice work so I'm doubly impressed at the quality of your 4th grade artists!
ReplyDeleteI really like that with the shading. jan
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ReplyDeleteI MUST remember to give this a try with my older kids next year!! Wonder what happens when you use different kinds of lines (straight, zig-zag, etc.). I'm intrigued -- time to get out the sketchbook and do a little doodling to experiment! thanks
ReplyDeleteI "stole" this idea last year, and again this year, and I love the results. Everyone is successful!
ReplyDeleteAny words of advice for colored pencils...they are ALWAYS breaking!!! I try to avoid them because the kids and I get frustrated. Love the project!
ReplyDeleteColored pencils are one of my fav! They do break a lot though...I just have my kids sharpen them a little. I have small lidded bowls on each table with two sharpeners in them. This allows both kids to sharpen at the same time. Crayola and Rose Art are a bit harder lead..and don't seem to break as much.
ReplyDeleteQuestion. . . where did you come up with this idea? What was the inspiration? It's a unique design. . . is it inspired by any op art?
ReplyDeleteI just love this project! It's easily executed and the results are spectacular. Thanks for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteThis looks so cool! I'm definitely going to try it out.
ReplyDeleteBTW shouldn't that be "INcluding", teacher? ;)
Can you do a video..... im not an artist and my students are confused!! Please and thank you
ReplyDeleteThanks so so much for these awesome instructions. I'm doing these now with my Grade 5s and they're turning out fabulous! :)
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I teach Ceramics and I am seeing this as a really interesting design to carve onto a pot. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI've taught this project for 6-7 years now, first with high school, now with the middle school. If the correct technique is used, it comes out awesome. This includes overlapping lines to create value, starting each arc where you left off to avoid "paperclips and mushrooms", changing direction to create movement, and varying size from small to large (and back again) to create the appearance of depth and moving back in space or coming forward. I like the work in just b/w as the color can distort the value of the overlapping lines-arcs.
ReplyDeleteThis is an awesome, eye-popping project! I do a similar optical illusion art with circles, straight lines, and wavy lines (or "ribbons" of line), but I think I may swap that out for this one this year! Thanks for the wonderful blog, Mr. E!
ReplyDeleteCould u use the letter of the kids name. Then use the lines or would it just blend in? I'm not art person . This looks like fun.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, that is an interesting idea!! I might have to give it a try!
ReplyDeleteI used to do this when i was a kid but start with bubble letters and layer them to fill the whole page. It was addicting!
ReplyDeleteIf you need more ideas. Try Zentangle they use this design a lot plus a lot more ideas. It is easy calms the mind lets you relax and put in touch with your inner self.
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