6th Grade Art
In 6th grade, we did many projects in art. Below I've listed all that I could remember.
The Color Wheel
We did the color wheel in 6th grade to learn about color theory. We learned what primary, secondary, complementary, analogous and intermediate colors are, and we also had to create a color wheel. After that we created a print using color schemes, for example, in a primary color scheme you could only use the colors red, blue, and yellow. My print was a picture of the sunset, with a boat near the right end of the "water". We had to do a primary color scheme, a secondary color scheme, a complementary color scheme and finally we got to choose our own colors for the final print. The color wheel to the left is not the type we did, but it's an example of a color wheel.
The Shadow Box
We also did the shadow box in 6th grade. A shadow box is basically just a box you put things in, however, each object needs to have a special meaning. We had to split the box into three sections, one for past, one for present, and one for the future (it doesn't necessarily need to be split like this, you could split it into as many sections as you want. Each item just needs to represent something). Then we brought in items to represent important parts of our past, what is happening in present time, and what you want to be in the future. My completed shadow box got crushed somewhere, so the picture is just an example shadow box.
Calligraphy
We also did a bit of calligraphy. We didn't get to finish the unit though, because of another project, but we got to the letters f, j, i, n, m, l, t, h, r, k, b, p, and then I'm not so sure. We learned that you used pens specially made for calligraphy to write it, and there's a certain way to hold it so that you create a think line and a thin line. It has a lot of different forms (we were learning the italic one, I think that's what it's called) and each of them look really good once you get the hang of it.
The Bamboo Project
We also did a project involving bamboo stick and plastic wrap, though I'm not sure or I forgot what it was called. The most basic method the teacher who came in to teach us (I forgot her name!) taught us how to do was how to make triangles. There were specific ways to hold the two bamboo sticks you start off with and the plastic wrap: you had to put them diagonally one across the other, then fold the plastic wrap in half, leaving a loop at one end, and put it around on of the ends of a bamboo stick and wrap in a figure eight motion around the other one. You just keep repeating the figure eight motion with the plastic wrap until the end, where you go "over and under" (I think), splitting the two ends apart, and tie the two ends together. We were asked to create a bigger project out of it, working as a class, and our structure is next to the school yard, in the garden. I can't find a good picture for it, so therefore I didn't include a picture.
Pictures:
Shadow Box Calligraphy
The Color Wheel
We did the color wheel in 6th grade to learn about color theory. We learned what primary, secondary, complementary, analogous and intermediate colors are, and we also had to create a color wheel. After that we created a print using color schemes, for example, in a primary color scheme you could only use the colors red, blue, and yellow. My print was a picture of the sunset, with a boat near the right end of the "water". We had to do a primary color scheme, a secondary color scheme, a complementary color scheme and finally we got to choose our own colors for the final print. The color wheel to the left is not the type we did, but it's an example of a color wheel.
The Shadow Box
We also did the shadow box in 6th grade. A shadow box is basically just a box you put things in, however, each object needs to have a special meaning. We had to split the box into three sections, one for past, one for present, and one for the future (it doesn't necessarily need to be split like this, you could split it into as many sections as you want. Each item just needs to represent something). Then we brought in items to represent important parts of our past, what is happening in present time, and what you want to be in the future. My completed shadow box got crushed somewhere, so the picture is just an example shadow box.
Calligraphy
We also did a bit of calligraphy. We didn't get to finish the unit though, because of another project, but we got to the letters f, j, i, n, m, l, t, h, r, k, b, p, and then I'm not so sure. We learned that you used pens specially made for calligraphy to write it, and there's a certain way to hold it so that you create a think line and a thin line. It has a lot of different forms (we were learning the italic one, I think that's what it's called) and each of them look really good once you get the hang of it.
The Bamboo Project
We also did a project involving bamboo stick and plastic wrap, though I'm not sure or I forgot what it was called. The most basic method the teacher who came in to teach us (I forgot her name!) taught us how to do was how to make triangles. There were specific ways to hold the two bamboo sticks you start off with and the plastic wrap: you had to put them diagonally one across the other, then fold the plastic wrap in half, leaving a loop at one end, and put it around on of the ends of a bamboo stick and wrap in a figure eight motion around the other one. You just keep repeating the figure eight motion with the plastic wrap until the end, where you go "over and under" (I think), splitting the two ends apart, and tie the two ends together. We were asked to create a bigger project out of it, working as a class, and our structure is next to the school yard, in the garden. I can't find a good picture for it, so therefore I didn't include a picture.
Pictures:
Shadow Box Calligraphy