Alphabet Animals

To start off the 2014-2015 school year in the art studio,  fourth grade worked on a creative drawing exercise.  Each student was given a letter from the alphabet, which they cut out and glued onto their page, to ultimately incorporate it somehow into a drawing of an animal.  We were limited to sharpie markers instead of pencils, so we could practice turning our mistakes into something unexpected and beautiful, which is the philosophy of our art studio.  

Additionally, students used three different size sharpie markers to add to variety of line in our drawings.  We discussed how different lines or mark making can help artists express a specific texture or information to the viewer.  By the end of class, it was clear we have excellent problem solvers in fourth grade!

                                     

Artists in progress...

Student Display

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