Cropped Animal Drawings

 

1st Grade students used viewfinders to zoom in closely to a photograph of an animal. They saw a demonstration of using photo-editing software to see how to crop a photo. They learned that sometimes artists crop a photo or artwork to show emphasis (or what the artist thinks is the most important part of the artwork).

Students cropped a photo of the animal of their choice and then drew what was in the viewfinder very large. Then they wrote clues to help people guess what animal they zoomed in on.

Los estudiantes de primer grado usaron visores para enfocar de cerca una fotografía de un animal. Ellos vieron una demostración del uso de un programa para editar fotografías digitales y vieron como recortar una foto. Aprendieron que algunas veces los artistas recortan una fotografía o una obra de arte para hacer énfasis (o lo que el artista piense que es la parte más importante de la obra de arte).

Los estudiantes recortaron una foto del animal que escogieron y luego dibujaron lo que estaba en el visor, pero muy grande. Luego escribieron pistas para ayudar a las personas a adivinar cual animal enfocaron de cerca. 

Snowman Paintings

Kindergarten students painted snowmen and falling snow. Then they added snowman details with markers.

Carmen Lomas Garza Inspired Art

4th grade student were inspired by Carmen Lomas Garza. Students read "In My Family" a book by Carmen Lomas Garza that showcases her artwork and the accompanying stories. They learned that artists sometimes make art to record history. In the case of Carmen Lomas Garza, she paints memories she has of her childhood. The 4th graders made dioramas that detailed a special memory they have.

Clay Owls

1st Grade students created these awesome owls out of clay. Students first made a circular slab of clay and then folded the wings in and the head down. They used clay tools to carve in details. After they were fired in the kiln, students colored them with oil pastels and dipped them into a "bath" of watered down tempera paint.

Other 1st grade students created their owls using the same process, but instead of coloring them with oil pastels, they painted them with watercolor paints.

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