S T U D I O  A R T 

 GRADE 7               

 Mrs. Bunnell 

mail to:bunnellmi@watertownctschools.org

Good art is not what it looks like, but what it does to us. - Roy Adzak

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. - Scott Adams

If you can't find a way, make a way. - Mrs. Bunnell

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Look below for Summer

Day Trips to Art in our State.

 http://www.wadsworthatheneum.org/view/

http://artgallery.yale.edu/

http://www.arttrail.org/

http://www.nbmaa.org/

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 Art Room Highlights:  

 

 

Our school had the pleasure of meeting Rob Surette and witnessed his famous talent for portrait painting, faster than anyone else. Click on his name to view his web page

Our Seventh Grade Curriculum is based on the following:

  •      A Unit on Line and Balance
  •          Review of the Elements of Art
  •          Review of the Principals of Design
  •      A Unit on Painting
  •            Review of Color Wheel and Groupings
  •            Landscape Painting with Value Scales
    •      A Unit on Drawing
          •            Drawing Composition with value scale
  •      A Unit on Printmaker
  •             Lettering and Illuminated manuscripts   
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    • 1st Art Lesson - LINE  

      Glossary Term: Line
      Line is one of the elements of art. You can find lines everywhere you look. 

      Characteristics of lines:

       

      Weight - thin or thick

      Length - long or short

      Name - horizontal, zig- zag, parallel
      Texture - how something feels (blurry, fuzzy)

      Emotion - the feelings (graceful, smooth)

       

      Types of Lines

       

      1. Outline - shape only without a lot of details

      2. Contour - Describes the shape with interior details

      3. Sketch - Skratchy type lines that capture the general shape

      4. Calligraphic Lines - Beautiful writing

      5. Implied lInes not actually drawn, just the impression of  

      Space

      Positive - You've put something on the paper

      Negative - You've done nothing to it

       


       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       Color/Paint Project 

        

        http://www.warhol.org/

      CLICK ON ABOVE LINK TO VISIT
      ANDY WARHOL'S MUSEUM

      Artist:  

      ANDY WARHOL

      Media: Printmaking, Paint

      Style: Pop Art  

       Country : U.S.A

       

    •   Color Vocabulary Notes

      Color - a hue on the visual spectrum (NOT black and white)

      Black = Dark

      White = Light

      Hue = Techniqual name for a color

    • Primary colors - Red, yellow, blue

      Can not be produced by mixing other colors.

      Secondary - Green, Orange and Purple

      Colors created from mixing 2 primaries:

      Yellow+ Red = Orange

      Yellow + Blue = Green

      Red = Blue = Purple

      Tertiary - Colors created from mixing a primary and a secondary colors.

      "ish" Example: Bluish Green Bluish-purple

      Complemetary - Opposites, found opposite eachother on the color wheel.

      1. Side by side - strong visual contrast

      2. When small amounts are added into original color, it will lose intensity and brightness (dulled-down)

      3. When the two are equal amounts (50/50), you can prodice black subtractively.

      Yellow / Purple

      Green / Red

      Blue / Orange 

      Warm - Red, Yellow, Orange (fire colors)

      Cool - Blue, Purple, Green

      Monocromatic - Mono means one, one color. Tints or shades of one color.

      Analogous - Neighbors (friend to the left and right) on the color wheel.  

    • Surrealism Drawing

       See bottom of web page for some info on Surrealism

    •  Salvador Dali  - Surrealism

    • Shade  

      Colors that seem darker   

      have a Lower Value 

      Hue 

      Tint  

      Colors that seem lighter  

      have a higher Value  

      • A darker shade of a color.
      • Same color only a darker version.  
      • To make a shade, mix a color and than add black into it.

         Complementary colors can also make a shade. Example - Dark red= red + Green

      •  Hint: When it gets dark, pull the shades 

      • Colors found in a spectrum

         Found on a color wheel

      •  Base colors  Example – Red, Yellow and Blue

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      • A lighter tint of a color. Same color only a lighter version.

        To make a tint, start with white and add   color into it. Example – White and Blue = Sky blue

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      •  Hint:  When there’s a hint of the color, it’s a tint  

       

    Value - lightness and darkness of a color

    Colors that seem lighter = higher value

    Color that seem darker = lower value

    Example: Yellow has a darker value than green. Sky blue had a lighter value than electric blue.

    Tint - If you add white to a color to lighten it.

    Shade - If you add black or a complementary color to darken it.

     

    Suggested Art Supplies for Personal Use 

    SOFT  PENCIL (#1 OR EBONY DRAWING PENCIL)

    • SHARPIE TWIN TIP MARKER (BLACK) (or a medium tip and a fine tip black markers)
    • 24-COLOR BOX CRAYONS
    • 1 PAIR GOOD PAPER SCISSORS (6" OR 7" FISKARS)
    • GLUE STICK or SMALL ELMER'S Glue
    • WATER COLOR TIN W/BRUSH (Crayola or Prang Brand best choices)
    • 8 OR 12 PACK CRAYOLA CLASSIC MARKERS
    • RED TAG PORTFOLIOS (THAT WILL ACCOMMODATE 18 X 24 PAPER) 
    •    OPTIONAL ITEMS:
    • SMALL BRUSHES (CHECK BIG LOTS, DOLLAR STORES)
    • 1/4" HOLE PUNCH
    • MISCELLANEOUS YARN
    • APRON OR OLD SHIRT
    • 1 PACK 9 X 12 MULTI-COLOR CONSTRUCTION PAPER
    • STAPLER
    • BOX or CONTAINER FOR YOUR SUPPLIES 

     

     PRACTICE

    CREATE

    And

    IMAGINE

     

     Test your knowledge of color here!   Carmine's Introduction to Color

                

    absolutearts.com    Research your favorite artist here! 

    This is my first work of art ever created. I did it in Kindergarten, where I feel in LOVE with art. Since then, I've always wanted to be an Art Teacher. Dreams do come true!

    Can you guess what my favorite dog is? My students know. My favorite artist is Dali. I love the Surrealism Style. This painting is right here in our own state, at the Wadsworth Museum in Hartford. Click here to learn more about the Wadsworth.

    Ckeck back for update and cool links

    Contact information - Mrs. Bunnell - 945-4830

    mailto:bunnellmi@watertownctschools.org

     


     
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