This week, we looked at the art of Vincent Van Gogh, talked about the Element of Art, VALUE, and started creating these cute lil pumpkin paintings! Here's Van Gogh's painting, we were inspired by.
Starry Night
Starry Night
Day 1: Drew the pumpkin on a 12"x12" piece of 90 lb paper with Mrs. Stacey. We started with the middle section and worked our way out. Then, we drew the objects in the background, with a pencil.
Then, we traced with Crayola Oil Pastels. I like the giant class pack!
Day 2: Paint! We talked about the element of art value, and how the shadows are usually on the bottom and the highlights are usually on top of the object. It just depends on where the light source is! We started with brown paint on the bottom, orange paint in the middle, and yellow paint on the top. We also talked about blending the paint to make it more of a gradual transition between colors.
This is my new favorite tempera paint!
Stay tuned for some more student work!
