WELCOME 2ND QUARTER 7TH GRADERS

COLORED PENCIL SPHERES

7TH GRADE ART WHEEL - 2016-2017 - 3RD QUARTER

colored pencil on paper

When 7th graders come to me they are used to using colored pencils like crayons,

pushing down hard on the paper.

But Colored Pencils need to be build up with many thin delicate layers,

and crosshatching is often a favorite method to do this with.

I teach the kids to shade using one of these 3 methods,

Monochromatically, Analogously or Complimentary.

I demo and we practice one day and the next they do one to turn in for points.

Let's look at two outstanding examples. 

Pearl Wang blew us all out of the water with this remarkable work.

So sophisticated in both design and technique.

She is an up and coming superstar in the Arts here at Whitney as is her little sis Sabrina.

And this next piece by Tiffany Cheng is incredible as well.

These little ones amaze and delight me,

most of the time.

Ha ha

Now let's see which of my new 2nd Quarter 7th graders bothered to read this post.

For 2 points of extra credit on Tuesday when you walk in the door,

hand me a small quarter piece sheet of paper

 that you have tried to do a SMALL colored pencil sphere on.

Even if you don't think it turned out very good,

that's ok,

just looking to see if you read this post.

Put your name on the back side of the paper,

si I know who to give the points to.

Farewell to My Sweet Little Nublets

COLORED PENCIL SPHERES

7TH GRADE ART WHEEL - 2ND QUARTER

colored pencils with some pen & ink

What a treat it has been getting to know my current crop of young ones.

And so much artist talent!

It has really been a lot of fun,

 and I hope you will all be back for another art class in the future.

So let's see whose spheres we have up today.

One of the young ladies who impressed me the most

 with her maturity and creativity was Audrey Ancheta.

She almost always incorporated a message within her art pieces like the thoughtful one above.

Another who will go on to do great things in the art world is Jeffrey Hwang.

I think I might have mentioned before in another post,

but Jeffrey takes outside art lessons.

And what he brings to the plate with me is always something very special.

Check out his striking composition above.

Notice his use of crosshatching lines to build his values with.

And then there is super star Charlotte Park.

I'm pretty sure Charlotte has been dabbling with drawing for most of her young life.

She is super shy,

but yet brave enough that she will bring me in her sketchbook to peek thru. 

And she is always up for improvement and advise.

I have loved working with such a sweet child.

 Notice in her piece above,

 the diagonal horizon which creates directional movement for the eye.

She has also done a great job simulating wood grain,

and her sphere looks very 3-dimensional with superb transitions in value.

Ashley Sunwoo is definitely a rising art star here at Whitney.

She loves working in color which shows thru in her sphere color choices.

And love that backdrop she has put in as well.

And then there is Veronica Baek.

What a joy it has been to teach her.

Even though she is a bit of a bug and asks a ton of questions,

they are always relative and show her attention to fine details.

She is a smart cookie  :)

 and I'm so hoping she will be back!

Her work is always featured as some of the best in the class.

So to gentle Solyana,

my seatmate who has had to put up with my loud voice,

 to Rudy and Kylan,

my two numb nuts who are always fooling around and sort of paying atention,

to Kenneth who I will miss bugging to get closer to see what's going on,

to Maia whose style and smile I will miss,

to Tony and Joshua who never know what's going on but that's ok because your hearts are so pure,

to quiet and shy Lisette who I think I made you smile at least once in the 8 weeks  :),

to Annika who is not quiet at all  LOL,

to Seth who is one of the cutest 7th graders in the class,

to Aditi who was always on the same wave length as me,

to Sandra who had to put up with Cameron,

and Hailey and Katelyn both gifted young artists,

to Nikolas who always delighted and surprised me with his wonderful pieces,

and don't think I could forget you Samuel who I really enjoyed getting to know,

to Amandeep and Zaafir,

 two of the most handsome young men in the 7th grade,

to Kevin,

thank you for your sweetness and thoughtfulness,

to Alyssa, Lesly and Julie, 

don't think I didn't know you where back there  :),

and lastly,

 to the one who made the biggest, loudest impression on me

CAMERON

I will miss you all so much!

Come by and see me,

and don't forget to check the office wall for art displays,

my blog to see what your friends are making, 

and bring your parents in so I can meet them at Open House in April.

7th Grade Colored Pencil Spheres

Here some more sweet pieces by my adorable 4th Quarter 7th graders.    They whipped these up in only 2 days using their new found knowledge of color theory and various shading styles.

Cannot find their names, must have forgotten to write them down, but you guys know who you are.  

Sorry!!  E-mail me if you see this and I'l put them in.

7th Grade Colored Pencil Spheres

My 1st Quarter 7th graders got to do a value study in color, using colored pencils, after they did one in graphite.  They had a choice; to shade monochromaticaly, analogously, or complimentary.

Superstar Heather Choe did the gorgeous piece above.  She chose blue for her local color and purple to shade with.  That's an example of using analogous colors to shade with (colors that are next to each other on the color wheel).  I love the background she put in as well.  

In the work above, Kristina Theam, has choosen to shade her sphere using complimentary colors (colors that are opposite each other on the wheel).  When complimentary colors are overlapped they create a neutral, a brownish tone that is used to darken an object.  Look at her sensitive style with the colored pencils, lovely!

And this last little cutie above was created by Gauri Deshpande.  Look at the clever environment she put her sphere into.  Gauri chose to shade with analogous colors.

Great job all of you! 

7th Grade Colored Pencil Spheres

So let's see what my wild and crazy 7th graders have been up to lately. They have been studying color theory thru lots of color media. Learning how to shade monochromatically, analogously, and complimentary. They are also trying to smooth out their transitional areas for a very round looking sphere while working with a wide range of value. Plus finding their working style. So these 3 beauties above were made by Julia Bok, Efrain Quintero and Jewel Quilaton. The one above by Jean Kim was shaded with analogous colors blue and purple, and the 2 below were created by Janet Chen and Jane Juan.

Then we have Frances Lee above along with Albert Lee, and one of the best was done below by Aaron Liu. All these kids have such great potential and I really hope they will be coming back to me for more art lessons.

For EXTRA CREDIT cut a piece of pink paper into the shape of a sphere and pick the artist who made your favorite one. Put your name and period on the front of the sphere, and your favorites name on the backside.