8th Grade Pop Art Candy Paintings

Abby Byrd "Diet Cookies Pop"

For this project students created a painting using the element of art called Emphasis and color. Students chose 3 to five varieties / colors of candy in the wrapper to use for their composition. Students emphasized their candy choices by drawing them Colossal or larger than life on their paper. Students then painted their composition using the primary and secondary colors. 


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7th & 8th Grade Art: Photorealism Grid Drawings - #Penntastic

"Deep Sea Ravine" by Alexis Snyder

For this project students chose a subject to draw using a grid as a guideline. Students used search strategies to find a black and white picture to use as their subject. Students then applied a 6 x 8 grid on top of the photo using Google Drawings. After creating the digital grid, students created a 1.5" x 1.5" grid onto a 9" x 12" sheet of white drawing paper. Finally, Students used observation skills to draw each square of the grid onto their paper. The end result was wonderful!

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6th Grade Art: Notan Collage

"Lion" by Anna Morrissette 2017

The 6th grade art classes created a Notan Collage. . A Notan is a Japanese collage made of small pieces of cut paper arranged to make a larger image. A Notan collage emphasizes balance between light and dark values.

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8th Grade Art: Paper Mosaic Collage - #Penntastic

"Equality" by Milani Taylor-Bacon

Paper Mosiacs: For this project students created a wall art mosaic using construction paper as the medium. Students created an original design as well as the direct method of mosaic construction to add paper tessera’s to the design. 

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6th Grade Art: Watercolor Flower Paintings - #Penntastic

Spring Time - Kierstynn Lepper

Watercolor Flower Paintings: For this project students chose a variety of flowers to draw using step by step instructions to learn how to draw them. Students then added an organic natural background to their flower as well as other supporting details. Finally, students finished their drawings by adding color using watercolor. These flower paintings turned out great!

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6th Grade Art: Scratch Art Animal Portraits - #Penntastic

The Deer - Tucker Haaksma

Scratch Art Animal Portraits: For this project the students created a scratch art etching using the element of art called texture. To create the scratch board students applied several colors of crayon to a heavy weight piece of drawing paper. When they finished coloring they will covered the surface with a black paint mixed with dish soap. To complete the project students created a drawing on the top of the surface that focused on texture. The drawing was then etched away with a needle tool to review the color below the surface.

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8th Grade Art: Book Spine Mural Project - #Penntastic

Book Spine Mural Project: Each student has participated to help create a collaborative mural for the English Language Arts (ELA) department. For this project students have researched, designed and created an original book spine that includes a title, author and symbolic image. Students painted their book
spines and submitted to be laminated before placing them in the mural.

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8th Grade Art: Pointillism Landscapes

Cole Robinson

Pointillism Landscapes: For this project students explored pointillism by creating an image made entirely from a series of small dots. Students created a scene or landscape like those created by Georges Seurat and Incorporate depth and space by including a foreground, middle-ground, and background into their scene. Students also, Included a focal point of interest (main subject) into their scene.

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8th Grade Art: Paper Mache Venetian Masks

Makayla Woolman

Paper Mache Venetian Masks: For this lesson students are creating a Venetian Mask using paper mache adorned with decorations made from paper, paint and found objects. For this project, students use a plastic form to create the mask shape. Students add two to three layers of heavy weight paper (Paper grocery bags work best). Students then use colored construction paper to create additional designs that lay flat on the mask. Finally, students use paint to apply simple symbols and shapes on top of their mask and add found objects such as feathers, beads, and string to add additional interest.

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