5th grade students were challenged to use a ruler to measure and draw strait lines, find the center of the square paper and mark every inch on every line out from the center. Once students drew out the spider webs and outlined the line work with black marker, they picked complementary colors and created a pattern with colored pencil to first mark the pattern and then opaque watercolor paints. A few students who completed painting in time moved on to adding value by stippling. This project provided the opportunity for discussions on Optical Art, however the amount of time limited our discussions mostly to the developing control of the materials - using rulers accuracy, identifying complementary colors, using paints and brushes effectively and accurately, creating value, etc.
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December 2016
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