How changes the atmosphere of an ancient city if its colors are predominantly warm or cool? Here are the drawings of the students of grade 7: the walls and towers of medieval cities, which are inspired by paintings and frescoes of 1300, were colored with felt-tip pens and pencils, choosing warm or cool colors. If you like to buy the 5 printable worksheets of Medieval Cities, you can fin the pdf … [Read more...]
Ancient Parchment… with coffee
February 17, 2012 by 1 Comment
A simple system to simulate an ancient parchment is to use coffee to paint and stain the paper ! … [Read more...]
Art reinterpreted: the city of Giotto
April 13, 2011 by 2 Comments
The medieval towns, painted around 1300 with axonometric and aerial perspectives drawn intuitively, have been reinterpreted by the pupils of the year 8, that have colored with felt tip pens in a very imaginative way! chiara d. sabina lorenzo michele c. alex suki … [Read more...]
The capitals in “Free” style
March 22, 2011 by 8 Comments
Doric, Ionic or Corinthian? None of that! The students of 7th grade have created their capitals Order Free, Magic and Fantastic, assembling animal legs, margins of leaves, insect wings and profiles of strange beasts. After drawing the parts in perfect symmetry as required by the Greek architectural tradition, the colors have been added to the final marker with finishing touches and shading in … [Read more...]
