Monochrome sketch on wrapping paper
For making these monochrome drawings made on wrapping paper, students in seventh grade have used three different types of pencils, a charcoal black, a pastel … Read more
Flowers in complementary colors
With the students of grade 6 (11 years old) we are continuing our adventure to discover the colors. Today we worked with the complementary colors … Read more
Warm and cool colors for a still life
We have proposed once again a “still life” to our students of Grade 8 (12 year old). This time the subject is not painted in … Read more
Cakes inspired by Wayne Thiebaud
Wayne Thiebaud is an American artist who worked in the ’60s. He is often associated with the Pop Art because of his choice of subjects … Read more
Monoprints inspired by Cézanne still life
Students of Grade 9 have created these little monoprints inspired by Cézanne’s still lives, using transparent acetate sheets as a printing plate. First the acetate … Read more
Still Life with Mixed Media
An interesting experience in using mixed media, has been tested in the classes of grade 8, where we have mixed so many different techniques in … Read more
Tubes striped
We’re still working on the different ways to represent the illusion of space, and in the 8th grade classes we have created this collage, drawing … Read more
Printing with Packaging Foam Chips
In a parcel sent to my home I found these polystyrene-foam packaging chips and I thought how to use them, instead of throwing them away! You can … Read more
Striped bottles and vases
michela l. Another exercise in light and shade for classes 2 (grade 7-8), made with colored pencils. When the bottles and jars are colorful, they are … Read more
Three ways to shade
Students in the grade7 (classe 2B) have tried three different types of shading with a pencil: 1) HATCHING: with different pressure of the pencil, 2) … Read more
A cup of fantasy!
Funny cups painted with tempera! This is a good exercise to learn how many textures you can paint with tempera colours, and how many ways … Read more
Pizza’s box inspired by Michael Craig-Martin
I used pizza’s box like a potential canvas substitute and i covered it with newspaper. I drew some details of common objects with a black marker, filling … Read more