Grade 4 will be doing a project which uses a recyclable material. This is a great way to learn about conserving resources and also to make creative solutions for making artworks. For this project, we need short cans such as tuna or cat food cans. If you have any of these cans or will be using one soon, please save it and send it in (clean please) to the art room. Thank you!!
The artistic explorations of elementary students at the American International School of Egypt West.
Sunday, February 1, 2015
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Grade 4 Perspective Ornaments
Grade 4 made these paintings at Christmas time - I just didn't post them yet! Some were not yet finished until after the Christmas vacation.
These paintings show how Grade 4 artists learned to make objects in their paintings appear closer or farther away. They used overlapping, size variations, and place in the paper to make some of the Christmas ornaments appear far away.
Then, to make their ornaments appear round, they added shadows and highlights. They also varied the values of the paint.
Some artists added some interesting finishing touches, too. Can you find them?
Great job, Grade 4!
These paintings show how Grade 4 artists learned to make objects in their paintings appear closer or farther away. They used overlapping, size variations, and place in the paper to make some of the Christmas ornaments appear far away.
Then, to make their ornaments appear round, they added shadows and highlights. They also varied the values of the paint.
Some artists added some interesting finishing touches, too. Can you find them?
Great job, Grade 4!
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| Mostafa 4A |
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| Omar Saad 4A |
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| Ismail 4A |
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| Akram |
| Natalie 4A |
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| Mane 4A |
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| Salma 4A |
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| Joud 4A |
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| Layla Osman 4C |
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| Laila el Seify 4C |
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| Maryam B. 4C |
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| Daniella 4C |
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| Mohamed Mohamed 4C |
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| Mariam el Shimi 4C |
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| Tala 4C |
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| Sarah H. 4C |
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| Rana 4C |
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| Hamza 4C |
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| Omar 4C |
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| Junal 4C |
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Grade 2 - Symbols Project
I am so proud of the Grade 2 artists for making these beautiful "ancient" symbol drawings. They learned a lot and also added their own special ideas to complete this project.
For this project, they first had to study symbols from different ancient cultures around the world. Three ancient cultures that used symbols for writing were the ancient Egyptian, Mayan, and Chinese cultures. Grade 2 artists used some symbols from each of these cultures in their artwork.
Grade 2 artists also learned that a symbol is a simple picture which has a bigger meaning. They designed their own symbols to show important things about themselves. For example, I might draw a paint brush to represent creating artwork.
To make these projects look amazing, they learned blending and layering techniques for oil pastel. They also used a watercolor wash to paint the background. Some students used muted colors to create an effect that looks like old paper.
We hope you enjoy these selected Grade 2 artworks! :)
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| Amina O. 2E |
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| Manar 2E |
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| Tamara 2E |
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| Reem 2E |
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| Kenouz 2E |
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| Amal 2D |
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| Ayeesha 2D |
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| Mostafa el Atter 2D |
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| Mennat 2D |
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| Hamza 2D |
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| Nataly 2D |
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| Ismail 2D |
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| Laila 2D |
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| Layal 2D |
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| Zein 2B |
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| Khadija 2B |
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| Joury 2B |
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| Yassin 2B |
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| Zyad 2B |
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| Layla 2B |
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| Marwan 2B |
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| Maryam 2B |
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| Dana 2B |
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| Layla K 2C |
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| Khadiga 2C |
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| Nadine 2C |
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| Malak 2C |
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| Youssef G 2C |
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| Khadiga R. 2A |
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| Laila K 2A |
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