You'll need these supplies for each Art Class:
• Your Sketchbook • Pencil and eraser • Something with which to add color: Paints, Crayons, Colored Pencils, Oil pastels, Chalk, or Markers
Ish-inspired Artwork
Smyrna Star Artists follow along
with Mrs. Lane to draw their own
Bird-ish (K-2nd) and Dog-ish (3rd-5th) masterpieces!
#smyrnaartrocks #cobbartrocks @smyrna_elem
Pop Art Lesson
Romero Britto-inspired Artwork
1. Learn about Pop Artist, Romero Britto, and notice how he uses
the Elements of Art, line and color, in his artwork. Then, follow
along to create a Britto-inspired masterpiece of your own!
K-2nd Click HERE, and 3rd-5th Click HERE!
2. Use paint, crayons, markers, oil pastels, or colored pencils to add
color and details.
3. Take a picture of your masterpiece and post on social media
with hashtags #cobbartrocks #smyrnaartrocks #artsedga! (optional)
4. Have your artwork ready at the beginning of our next class to
show Mrs. Lane and your classmates. Have fun!
Extra: Draw your own version of other Romero Britto designs. Click here for some ideas! Romero Britto rocks! #cobbartrocks
Sketchbook Design
Art Lesson
Instructions:
1. Enjoy a visit with Mrs. Lane and hear about some of the fun projects
we'll be doing this year in Art. Links: K-2nd 3rd-5th
2. Use paint, crayons, markers, or colored pencils to decorate the
front of your sketchbook with fun color and details. (If you don't
have your sketchbook yet, please go by the school any M-F, 7:15-3:00
to pick up your supply box. Your Smyrna blue sketchbook is inside!)
3. Show me your style and draw something that makes you smile!
4. Be ready to show your sketchbook to the class next time we have ART!
Materials:
• Sketchbook • Pencil and eraser
• Paints, Crayons, Colored Pencils, or Markers
Matisse-inspirted Art Project
Materials:
• Paper • Pencil and eraser
• Watercolors, Crayons, Colored Pencils, or Markers
Instructions:
1. Learn about Fauvist artist, Henri Matisse, and follow along with Mrs. Lane to sketch a Matisse-inspired goldfish bowl. Click HERE!
2. Use paint, crayons, markers, or colored pencils to add color and
details.
3. Take a picture of your masterpiece and post on social media
with hashtags #cobbartrocks #smyrnaartrocks #artsedga!
4. Email your photo to Mrs. Lane at sherryl.lane@cobbk12.org to
have your artwork featured on the Artist Spotlight page here.
Picasso-inspired Art Project
Materials:
• Paper • Pencil and eraser • Black crayon or oil pastel
• Watercolors, Crayons, Colored Pencils, or Markers
Instructions:
1. Follow along with Mrs. Lane to sketch a Picasso-inspired Cubist mask.
2. Outline your sketch with a black crayon, oil pastel, or marker.
3. Use paint, crayons, markers, or colored pencils to add color and
details.
4. Have fun playing with your mask!
**Be sure to post a photo of your mask to Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram, with the hashtags #cobbartrocks #smyrnaartrocks #artsedga. Then email your photo to Mrs. Lane at sherryl.lane@cobbk12.org to get your artwork on the Artist Spotlight page here.
Home Design Art Project
Materials:
• Paper Bag or Recycled box • Construction Paper • Scissors
• Glue • Paint, Crayons, Colored Pencils, or Markers
Instructions:
1. Select a bag or box to build your building.
2. Cut shapes out of construction paper
to make columns, windows, doors,
and a roof.
3. Use paint, crayons, markers, or
colored pencils to add details.
4. Glue the pieces to the bag/box.
**Be sure to post a photo of your building to Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram, with the hashtag #BuildWithBreaux Smyrna Elementary School. That will enter our school in a Breaux & Associates Architects' contest for a 3D printer.
Mrs. Lane
Welcome to SES Art Digital Learning!
Hi Smyrna Stars!!
Here you will find information and resources for Standards-based Visual Arts projects. Choose any day or every day as your Art day(s). Please email me at sherryl.lane@cobbk12.org any time to send me a pic of your art or just to chat. I'd love to hear from you! And, stay tuned, because I'll be adding activities daily! Remember that I love you, and I look forward to seeing you back at school very soon! Have fun! #smyrnaartrocks #cobbartrocks @smyrna_elem
Art Activities
Enjoy art every day!
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Design a fun self-portrait - any day of the week!
Want to do more Art?
Great!! Scroll to the bottom of this page and choose another fun Art project!
Trace your hand, draw curved lines inside, and fill it with at least 5 different patterns.
Make a house out of playing cards. Make it as tall as you can! Let your dog or
cat knock it down!
Make a face collage using magazine photos of different faces. Combine features.
Texture Hunt! Lay paper over an object and rub with the side of a crayon. Can you find 10 textures!?
Design a self-portrait using Legos! Make it as colorful as you can!
It's Bunny Time!
Hopping fun Art Activities
Enjoy art every day!
Monday - Origami Jumping Rabbit or Bookmark
Supplies Needed: Square piece of paper (Any size will do. 6" and 10" square are standard)
Let's have some fun today with origami! If you don't have origami paper handy, that's okay! Just cut any light-weight paper into a square (newspaper, magazine, copy paper, etc.).
Click HERE for a video tutorial, below for the template, or be creative and decorate it yourself.
K-2 Bunny Rabbit Bookmark
3-5 Jumping Rabbit
Tuesday - Draw a realistic bunny with Art Hub for Kids
Supplies Needed: a blank piece of paper and a pencil or marker
Follow along with Mr. Rob as he and his son draw a realistic bunny rabbit. Then, if you have something else you've been wanting to learn to draw, search the site for step-by-step instructions on how to draw almost anything!
K-2 Draw a Rabbit
3-5 Draw a Realistic Bunny
Wednesday - Peter Rabbit Watercolor
Supplies Needed: a blank piece of paper, a pencil, and any medium to add color (pencils, markers, crayons, oil pastels, paints, etc.) I especially love watercolors for this project. If you don't have a set handy, you can make your own by putting dried out markers in a cup of water, or by adding food coloring to water. You can even paint these browns with coffee or tea! Try it!!
Enjoy the Storyline Online production of The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
Then, go to Deep Space Sparkle's Patty Palmer's tutorial and
learn how to draw Peter Rabbit. Paint your drawing, and share
by emailing me or posting on social media #smyrnaartrocks
#cobbartrocks @smyrna_elem
K-5 First, Watch The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Then, follow along with Patty to draw/paint Peter Rabbit.
Thursday - Leaf Bunnies
Supplies Needed: a blank piece of paper, leaves, flower petals, pine cones, acorns, sticks, etc.
Go on Nature walk with family and collect nature materials. Bring home the materials and assemble them on a piece of paper to create your own Leaf Bunny, Leaf Man, or other Leaf Creature. Be creative! Take a picture of it and email me or post on social media
#smyrnaartrocks #cobbartrocks @smyrna_elem
K-5 Watch Leaf Man read aloud. Go for a walk with your grownup and gather nature materials: leaves, pine cones, acorns, sticks... Now, create your own!
Friday - Clay!
Supplies Needed: Clay (modeling, sculpting, polymer, or home created)
Home Created Recipe: Mix 1 cup Flour & 1 cup salt. Slowly add 1 Tbsp. oil, and 3/4 cup water. Kneed well.
Sculpt a statue out of clay. There are many recipes of homemade clay on the internet. I tested the one above. It's quick and easy to make, holds its shape when molded, and air dries in a week. Save unused clay in a zip-lock bag. When dry, you can paint it with watercolor, tempera, acrylic, or oil based paint. You may bake it at 250 for 30 minutes. (If a piece falls off, reattach with glue.) Take a picture and email it to me OR post on Social Media with #cobbartrocks #smyrnaartrocks @smyrna_elem
K-5 Pinch pot (See last week's tutorial - just scroll down.), Coil Built (Start with a ball of clay and roll it out into a long skinny rope, tuck one end under and start rolling it up like a cinnamon roll), or slab built. What can you make out of it? Here's a video tutorial. Try one of these bunnies - or create your own design. Have fun!
Art Activities
Enjoy art every day!
Monday - Origami
Supplies Needed: Square piece of paper (Any size will do. 6" and 10" square are standard)
Let's have some fun today with origami! If you don't have origami paper handy, that's okay! Just cut any light-weight paper into a square (newspaper, magazine, copy paper, etc.).
Click on your grade level to follow the link:
K-2 Samurai Hat (Make with double-spread of newspaper so you can wear it!)
3-5 Jumping Frog
Tuesday - Draw a pigeon with Mo Willems
Supplies Needed: a blank piece of paper and a pencil
You can watch author/illustrator, Mo Willems, drawing his famous pigeon or go
straight to the drawing guide, HERE. Mo is broadcasting an on-line tutorial every weekday at 1pm. But, don't worry! If you miss it, you can watch all episodes any time on youtube, HERE.
K-5 Draw a Pigeon (K-2 Listen to a read-aloud of the book, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus)
Wednesday - Still Life with Flowers
Supplies Needed: a blank piece of paper, a pencil, and any medium
to add color (pencils, markers, crayons, oil pastels, paints, etc.)
Sketch and color a picture of Spring flowers. Watch Mati and
Dada's visit with Vincent Van Gogh, HERE. Then, use the
drawing guide to sketch your own vase with sunflowers.
Alternately: If the weather's nice, go for a walk and look for blooming flowers.
Snap pictures of your favorites, and try sketching them when you get home.
K-5 Watch A Visit with Van Gogh. Draw a vase with flowers.
Thursday - Paint OR Create a Color Wheel
Supplies Needed: a blank piece of paper, straight edge, jar top, and a coloring medium
(pencils, markers, crayons, oil pastels, paints, etc.)
Watch The Color Wheel HERE. Then, create your own color wheel artwork.
K-2 Draw an umbrella. Add the color wheel. Trace your jar top to draw a
circle, and use a straight edge to draw 3 lines through the circle. Add color!
(Alternately: Gather colorful items at home, make a color wheel, take a photo,
and post on social media with #cobbartrocks #smyrnaartrocks @smyrnaelem)
3-5 Create your own color wheel artwork. Use your imagination!
Friday - Clay!
Supplies Needed: Clay (modeling, sculpting, polymer, or home created)
Home Created Recipe: Mix 1 cup Flour & 1 cup salt. Slowly add 1 Tbsp. oil, and 3/4 cup water. Kneed well.
Sculpt a statue out of clay. There are many recipes of homemade clay on the internet. I tested the one above. It's quick and easy to make, holds its shape when molded, and air dries in 2 days. Save unused clay in a zip-lock bag. When dry, you can paint it with watercolor, tempera, acrylic, or oil based paint. You may bake it at 250 for 20 minutes. (If a piece falls off, reattach with glue.) Take a picture and post on Social Media with #cobbartrocks #smyrnaartrocks @smyrna_elem
K-5 Pinch pots - Start with a ball of clay and push your thumbs into it, pinching around until you have a cup or bowl. What can you make out of it? Here's a video tutorial. Try one of these: Heart cup, Cookie monster, frog, cat, lady bug, or a star. Have fun!
Choose an Activity
1. Watch The King Who Rained (Here).
Then, Draw a visual metaphor. GO!
2. Origami Time! GO!
3. Turn shapes to forms by shading GO!
4. Draw something fun by following one of these guides! GO!
5. Create an imaginary novel GO!
Explore these Web Sites
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems (1pm) or Draw Everyday with JJK (2pm) (youtube),
OR Doodle with @wendymac on Instagram (1pm)
Every weekday during home learning, you can draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing with author/illustrators - Mo, JJK, or Wendy! If you can't make it live, just follow the link to the youtube.com recording, or click on Wendy's photo in the Instagram app on your phone.
Art with Mati and Dada
I love this time-traveling duo! Watch short (4-6 minutes each) animated videos highlighting famous artists. Get inspired to practice making your own masterpiece!
Deep Space Sparkle
Deep Space Sparkle is a wonderful on-line resource with lots of free handouts and tutorials. Follow the link, look through the pictures of beautiful projects, and choose one to try! Patty Palmer will guide you through the creative process. Come back again and again!
MET Kids
This interactive site is created by The Metropolitan Museum of Fine Art. Discover fun facts about works of art, hop in the time machine, watch behind-the-scenes videos, and get ideas for your own creative projects.
Cassie Stephens Art Lessons
Check out this collection of home-based art lessons! Choose one that looks like fun and try it! The video tutorials are excellent. Come back often and try new projects. Have a blast!
Drawing Now
Great website for step-by-step video drawing tutorials! Search through thousands of easy-to-follow tutorials and find just the thing you've been wanting to learn to draw! I love that you can choose to have the video stop after each step OR play continuously. You can also print out a step by step tutorial to practice while you don't have computer access!! You'll love it!
Quick Draw
Play this fun on-line game to help Google learn how to recognize doodling. You'll have 20 seconds to draw something while Google tries to guess what you're drawing! Give it a try!
Auto Draw
Follow the link, pick the AutoDraw tool at the top left, and sketch whatever you like. Next, look at the drawings across the top to see what the drawing tool guesses you've drawn! Have fun!
Math is Fun - Symmetry Artist
Learn about symmetry. Then, click on "Symmetry Artist" in the Here's More section, and make your own symmetrical design. Hit "Clear" or "Undo," and try again! Have fun!
Storyline Online
Storyline Online streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. My personal favorites are When Pigasso Met Mootisse and A Bad Case of Stripes. Follow the link and enjoy!
BrainPOP and BrainPopJr
Learn from animated video shorts introducing Art Concepts, Art Movements, and Famous Artists. Then, take a fun quiz or play a related game.
Origami Way
Step-by-step tutorials for creating origami. Choose from a variety of categories and difficulty levels. If you get stuck, search youtube.com for a video tutorial.
12 Museums with Virtual Tours
Visit a world-famous museum from the comfort of your home! Follow the link and choose a museum to visit. It's a virtual field trip! Have fun!
