Irving Elementary

People in Action - 6th Grade

Students first learned about correct body proportions and created quick 30 second gesture drawings of a variety of action poses modeled by the students. Students then chose their best sketch and created an outline drawing of the person in action, an organic shape. Next, students created rhythm and movement by repeating and rotating the figure. Next, students created pattern by repeating lines and geometric and free-form shapes. Finally, students used warm and cool colors to create contrast of the person in action and the background. The results are quite fun!
Art Standard 1: Creating Art
Art Standard 2: Art as Inquiry
Mathematics Standard 5: Measurement and Discrete Mathematics

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