Showing posts with label radial. Show all posts
Showing posts with label radial. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Radial name mandalas

This was a sub lesson based on a design I saw here at Mrs. Art Teacher!Sub Lesson Plan, 

Here are most of the additional notes I left for my sub

Mintert, December 9, 10, 11. 2015
This project is a Radial design.  It is based on their name and repeating it 8 times around a center point.  The students can do this by folding and copying the design from side to side.  More specific directions on the project are on the following pages. ( see the link above)

Each student gets a sheet and they can start folding.
When you get to the end of a class ( lets say the last 5 minutes), have the students flip the paper over, and choose what will be the top.  They always put their information on the upper left corner of the back of their papers.  First Name, last name, class hour and date.  I usually collect them by table.  They stack the 2 or 3 projects for that desk in the corner for you to grab up and stack to store for the next day.

Day 1: Wed
                Introduce lesson and how it is made. Start drawing name and spreading the design from side to side.
Day 2: finish transferring the designs and start with color.  You may have them outline with sharpie  before color ( this will make the project last longer too.  Sharpies are on my desk, just have them put a scrap sheet under to protect the tables ( also on my small desk.)  Color should be done with colored pencils.  Each table gets a white box with 3 colored pencil sets.     If you want to make this project more challenging, you may require a couple more elements:
1.       Require pattern to be added to the design.
2.       Require them to use lighter and darker values to increase contrast and interest.
You may have to make an example or work on a student project to show them what you are talking about.

Day 3: finish Coloring.  If for some reason a student can get this all finished and there is still time, you have a couple options
1.       Have them help another student get their project finished.
2.       They can start on another radial design.
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

rotational printing design

Another winning project gathered from my Professional Development with Missouri Art Educators Association.  Leesha Dunkeson from Knobnoster Middle presented this project at the 2014 fall conference.
Students use small printing plates from foam to repeat a design in a rotation.  Markers are the ink.  This gets results fast!

Here are the directions:






Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Abstract geometric radial design

after looking at Piet Mondrian, students designed and completely abstract radial design.  using rulers and compasses they generated geometric shapes. They were then finished using colored pencils and markers.  Their minimum requirement was three circles, 1 square, one triangle, per quadrant.

Monday, May 13, 2013

Black light painting

Using fluorescent tempra, students paint in a radial design generated using French curves and a hand drawn circular grid. They love painting in the dark!
















Monday, March 12, 2012

Trippy Painting!

Painting in the blacklight is always an enjoyable experience for art students.  Nearly any project with color and paint will do, but I find that mandalas are an easy way to work.  Get flourescent tempra from Dick Blick, and go to town!  I let the sets dry out, and students can use them like watercolor.  (saves a lot on waste, espically with this rare and expensive resource)  All it takes is an investemnt in the system.  I have two fixtures with four bulbs (would love to double this) The radial design was created using a small template that was repeated.  Here is a website with similar procedures.