Elements of art shape projects

Students learn how to practice drawing quick rectangular shapes and paint warm and cool colors into those shapes using Paul Klee art inspiration and

Shape A shape is a flat, two-dimensional area with height and width. It may have an edge or an outline around it. Artists think...

The second tutorial in our series, connecting with the elements, I'm talking all about how to teach shape to children in the art room. Download my free PDF

Students in grades 4-6 have been working on these fun, colorful drawings for the past two weeks. This project went right after our Moving Line Drawings, both using colored pencils, and I think my students need a break from the "sit and color" routine we've been in for 4 weeks. So, next week I am thinking we need to do something fun and fast, maybe with paint :) For this project, we discussed the definitions of line and shape. It was quite comical to hear their responses for the definition of…

An "Elements of Art Wheel" worksheet is a visual tool that helps students or artists understand and explore the fundamental elements of art. These elements are the building blocks of visual art.

Reggie Laurent is a modern art painter who lives in the Atlanta, Georgia area. He often works on black canvas, painting his organic shapes and squiggles first in white and then covering them in colored acrylic. My fifth graders have viewed the work of Reggie Laurent, and while they would LOVE to emulate his stule of acrylic-on-canvas, it just isn't in our budget! SOOOO, we did the next best thing: cut paper on black. Students used paper from the scrap box and glued it onto a sheet of 12x18…

Whoa this sheet is shape-shifting! Help your student familiarize with the different shapes by coloring in the triangles and circles.

You might be asking, What are the 7 Elements of Art and How Do I Teach Them? The Elements 7 Elements of Art are: Line, Value, Color, Space, Shape, Form, and Texture and they are the foundations or building blocks that artists use to make art. Let's dive in and learn about the 7 Elements of Art, Which You Should Teach First, and How to Teach them.

(illustrations WITH the word) (the word IS the illustration) Definitions Inside Flaps This project is meant to be a creative REVIEW of the ELEMENTS we have been learning about all year. Student Element Folds Estrella 10th grade Maisy S. 11th grade Braylee B. 10th grade Jasmine H. Kelly Marquez 9th grade Kaylee Reed 9th grade Josie H 10th grade Danielle V. 10th grade Victoria 10th grade Jaidyn Short 9th grade Natalie 9th grade Krissie Barker 11th grade 8th period Jaycee M. 9th grade Sophia…