VISUAL ARTS BLOG

COLOUR WHEEL WITH COLOUR PENCILS Draw a 6 cm radius circumference and divide it in 12 equal parts, then colour the primary, secondary and tertiary colours (in this order) using only the three primary colour pencils. Write the names of the colours and divide it in two parts, indicating warm and cool colour schemes. VIDEO TUTORIAL BLENDING COLOUR PENCILS from kingsley Art INTERACTIVE COLOUR ACT…

VISUAL ELEMENTS IN ART - ELEMENTOS VISUALES DEL ARTE DOT, LINE, SHAPE, FORM, COLOUR, VALUE, TEXTURE, SPACE FIRTS... LET'S CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE HERE (Click on the images): ZENTANGLE ART LINE SHAPE FORM COLOUR VALUE TEXTURE SPACE

This term we will be searching and analyzing how to create a few optical illusions. We will get started by doing our own original pieces of Op Art. Here is t more information about it, about Bridget Riley's works and a few activities. NEXT TASK: "OP ART" using parallel lines and tangent circles MATERIALS: Set square rulers and a black feltpen OTHER OPTIONS:

30th JANUARY School Day of Non-violence and Peace "There is no way to Peace, there is only Peace" - Mahatma Ghandi - "1000 PAPER CRANES" It takes just 5 paper cranes per person, and we got it! Here are a couple of tutorials: IDEAS "Sadako and The Thousand Paper Cranes" THESE ARE  SOME OF MY CRANES: ALWAYS...

SONIA DELAUNAY OUR PROJECT MATERIAL NEEDED: Set square rulers, compass and markers.

Christmas is already here, and we are going to give our Art Class an original touch creating our own Christmas decorations with reclycled materials. We will work in groups and individually. Here are some ideas: RECYCLING CD'S Wonderful job done by the students of first and second of ESO HOW TO PEEL THE CD? There are several methods: either in boiling water or cut a piece of adhesive tape, stick i…

MINI CHRISTMAS TREE This is another idea for Christmas. It is a mini Christmas tree, done with a plastic bottle, colour cardboards, rapping paper, scissers, glue and some Christmas decorations. For those who found the Stars difficult this is a VERY EASY Christmas Craft. LETS DO IT!

CANARIAN PINTADERAS Discovering Pintaderas Canarias : Ancient Canary Island Stamps and a Creative Geometry Activity Examples of Pintaderas Below are some representative examples of pintaderas canarias . These images show the variety of shapes and motifs commonly found in archaeological collections. (Images taken from the blog IZURAN ) PINTADERA MAGEC OR SOLAR PINTADERAS WITH ASTRAL SHAPES Look fo…

TRIANGLES A triangle has three sides and three angles The three angles always add to 180° TYPES OF TRIANGLES LET´S CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE WITH THIS QUIZLET PRACTISE AND LEARN: TYPES OF TRIANGLES ----------------------------------------------------- QUADRILATERALS Quadrilateral just means "four sides" ( quad means four, lateral means side). Any four-sided shape is a Quadrilateral . But the sides hav…

Canarian Cultural Heritage DID YOU KNOW... ARTISTAS CANARIAS CANARIAN FEMALE ARTISTS PINTORAS CANARIAS - CANARIAN PAINTERS MUJERES INVISIVILIZADAS EN EL ARTE - INVISIBLE WOMEN IN ART MONEIRA LEMES

Take a look at this video, the start of "The Nightmare before Christmas" by Tim Burton  (1993, a classic...) GETTING READY FOR THE 26TH OF NOVEMBER 2025?!!!!.... OUR NEXT CHALLANGE... HALLOWEEN HAIKU CONTEST haiku-poetry-halloween from noeliacalle Halloween Haiku by Ma José Prieto IDEAS FOR YOUR HALLOWEEN HAIKUS

ORIGINAL IDEAS FOR HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS (click on the images) FIGURE-GROUND GESTALT PRINCIPLE:

This year the students of 2nd. ESO have decorated the School Hall with with a touch of  Extrange Things  blended with Op Art and Nosferatu. Congratulations for this extraordinary work and display of art and creativity! ; )

This is our next project: THE PICTOGRAM. This are a few presentations describing the Pictogram also called Pictographs. Enjoy it! Our next task: a Halloween Pictogram Here are some other artistic ideas: A Pictogram Story And a Pictogram Presentation Book

GEOMETRY: BASIC TERMS Point (punto) − A point is the place where two lines intersect. − In geometry, a point has no dimension − We represent a point with a dot . − We identify this point with a CAPITAL letter. Line (línea) − A line is made up of infinite points. − It has not endpoints and continues endlessly on a plane. − These lines are named with small letters such r ,s, t... Ray (semirrec…

ART SUPPLIES Arts and Crafts Supplies from CarolinaPeral Check your knowledge with... Quizlet GROUP JEOPARDY GAME MATERIAL LIST FOR 1ST AND 2ND ESO With # = for every Art Class use Without # = teacher will tell you in advance when to bring it ARTISTIC Material # Graphite pencils: hard (2H), medium (HB), soft (3B) # Eraser, pencil sharpener with deposit. # Coloured pencils (minimum 12) # Felt pens…

PROJECT: "IF I WERE A HEART" We propose the representation of the heart using the artistic technique of your choice. To help you a little, we have chosen some artistic works that use the shape of the heart, with different levels of iconicity, from the anatomical heart to the heart symbol. Here are some represantions of the HEART IN ART: WINNER OF THE PRE/POST COVID ART CONTEST in 2020: WORKS DONE…

ACTIVITY 1: SELF-PORTRAIT "LINE" Now let's explore together one of the most important elements of design: THE LINE. The line by Julianna kuntsler. Visual Elements: LINE from Rosa Fernández ACTIVITY: SELF PORTRAIT Now we are going to use the line as an element to define, draw, express, communicate or simple decorate our own portrait. Assessment Criteria (do not forget to copy this at the back of y…

How to Create THE ILLUSION OF DEPTH AND SPACE (From  www.virtualinstructor.com and www.circlelineartschool.com) One of the ELEMENTS IN ART IS DEPTH AND SPACE. It is important to be able to create the illusion of space on a 2D surface. In reality, all realistic or representational art depends on the creation of an illusion.  If creating realistic art is what you're after, then having the ability t…

ELEMENTS OF ART: "VALUE" Shading Techniques for Drawing Techniques used for applying shading to an object are quite varied. Each technique produces a different texture and "feel" to the drawing. The drawing medium used may determine the shading technique that is applied in the drawing. The most common application techniques include: Hatching - Lines drawn in the same direction. By drawing lines c…