We have spent some time in our first few Art lessons getting re-acquainted with each other and making some new friends. There has been lots of talking at the tables while students create their artwork (always encouraged!) and it is lovely to hear them asking each other questions and encouraging one another while they work.
Grade 1/2 students have been working on some self-portraits. We talked about the element of SPACE and the difference between the background and the foreground.
We created our backgrounds for this project by pasting small squares of tissue paper onto our cardboard. Some students had fun creating patterns with colour, while others preferred to use all the colours in their backgrounds. We talked about overlapping and creating rows and columns.
Students drew their self portraits on a separate piece of paper in pencil first and then traced over them with black textas. We talked about proportion and shape and to not forget about drawing our necks! We had fun acting out what we would look like with no neck!
Well done Grade 1/2 ~ you've created some very colourful artworks, with some on display up in the foyer of the school office.
