Peering at Perspective.

Welcome to Term Two! This term in Science and Technology, Year 5 will be studying Buildings and Structures, so during the Visual Art component of Creative Arts we will be looking at perspective drawing, (including some exciting new perspectives!)  as well as lines, shapes, patterns and colour. Today, 5E practiced perspective drawing and sketching after looking at drawings and photos that illustrate one-point perspective. The following drawings are "works-in-progress". This was the first time many of the students tried drawing in this style and some found it a bit tricky at first, but it was great to see so much determination and perseverance as they focused on learning the new skill.

These scenes were inspired by the lessons and artworks from the smART Class blog and Deep Space Sparkle  which  helped  us get started. We are looking forward to seeing all our finished drawings, especially with some of the individual touches that students have added. Well done, 5E!

What's Next?

After you've looked at the post below this which shows some of the street scenes we created, check out some similar scenes drawn/painted by other students at the Laugh, Paint, Create site. 

What did they do differently? What kind of different effects were created.?

Try recreating your picture with oil pastels/crayons and watercolour washes. Or create riverbank scene (either as a collage or by drawing) and reflect the images of trees and grass in the water. How will the reflections change if the water is still and calm, or rippling or rushing?

Look at some pictures of Sydney Harbour or other waterfront cities.

(image from trekearth.com)

Create a modern city reflection painting or collage. Maybe a night time scene instead of daylight? How would you change the way you paint the water reflections. What about the sky? Try a New Year's Eve scene with fireworks.

Write a procedure for the task we completed in class or for something you create in your own time.

Write a review of The Hero of Little Street, by Gregory Rogers 

(image from allenandunwin.com)

Plan and illustrate your own graphic novel (or graphic short story) in the style of Gregory Rogers (remember, he lets the pictures tell the story, but you might want to jot down some words to help you plan)

Do you have any other ideas to share? Please post them in the comments.

Mixed Media Street Scene

These mixed media scenes were inspired by the some of the seventeenth century  Delft street scenes in The Hero of Little Street, by Gregory Rogers (see this previous post  for links) . Year Five were challenged to make a collage of the street scene above a cobblestoned road, (drawn with crayons or pencils), then use water paints to reflect the scene in water below. The scenes we created reminded us of canals in Venice, Italy, another famous centre of Renaissance Art.