by Dennas Davis | Jun 22, 2020 | Lessons > Grades 1 & 2, Teachers@Firstlight
OVERVIEW Students are introduced to an important design element, The Most Important Spot, (emphasis). We hunt for shapes, using tracing paper to capture them from photos. Students will also work with warm vs. cool colors using oil pastels. Grades 1 – 2 1 Hour...
by Carrie Hull | Jun 8, 2020 | Lessons > Grades 3 - 5, Lessons > Grades 6 - 12, Teachers@Firstlight
OVERVIEW Students have lots of fun working on cartoon mashups while they learn how to work with expressions, facial elements, guidelines, and redrawing. Pen and ink is used for a final cartoon drawing. – – – Grades 3 – 5 1 Hour & 30 Minutes...
by Carrie Hull | Jun 8, 2020 | Lessons > Grades 1 & 2, Teachers@Firstlight
OVERVIEW After learning about cartoon Big Shapes and Symbols, students enjoy being silly by combining different ideas into a character and then painting the final cartoon. – – – Grades 1 – 2 1 Hour & 30 Minutes Student Work SCROLL...
by Dennas Davis | May 4, 2020 | Teachers@Firstlight
OVERVIEW Students will use pages and clippings from magazines to create collage images that tell a story about themselves. They are given the choice to work on an alternative project: a detailed pencil drawing with freedom to choose their subject matter. –...
by Dennas Davis | Apr 29, 2020 | Teachers@Firstlight
Reds Color Journal 3-5 Reds Color Journal 6-12 Greens Color Journal 3-5 Greens Color Journal 6-12 Color Star Opposites Color Journal 3-5 Opposites Color Journal 6-12 Neutrals Color Journal 3-5 Neutrals Color Journal...
by Dennas Davis | Feb 13, 2019 | Lessons > Grades 3 - 5, Teachers@Firstlight
OVERVIEW This week is the beginning of our winter anatomy lessons on the parts of the face. Students will sculpt a human eye as they follow along with a video. They’ll learn to draw accurate eyes by understanding the form and structure of the eyeball and the skin...
