Flags and Faces!

The last couple of weeks have been extremely busy in the art room! Last week I hung up the class flags, pictured below. Each of the flag designs and layouts were discussed and voted on by each class, making each flag totally unique. My classes first semester all wanted rectangular flags, so I was pleased to see that Green class voted for a pizza-shaped flag and Purple class voted for a Christmas tree.

At the end of last week, artists were given a tiny part of a picture they had to recreate through a value technique of their choice, including hatching, scribbling, names/words, and cross-hatching. I didn't tell my students who the portraits were of because it allows them to focus on their individual piece and the tones it displays rather than the face as a whole. Students started by drawing a grid to map out the different features and tones and then filled it in with Sharpie. It was a nice, quick project to finish out testing week and the students were excited to see who the faces were once I had them assembled last Tuesday.