Take a line for a walk, year 7/grade 6

In this project, students completed timed drawings from still life.  Once they placed their pen on the paper they could not take it off until the time ran out.  They had to add as much detail as they could and every student took their turn to sit for the class.  Each sitting lasted about 3 minutes.  

Picasso Faces, year 7/grade 6

As part of a portraiture project, students created Picasso inspired faces.  They based their designs on original self portrait drawings.  They studied the work of the artist Picasso and used tracing paper to develop their own drawings to include Picasso inspired features. They created these on heavy cardboard and used paper mache to build up their lines and features.  Once dried they used paint to complete them.

Colour contour drawing, year 7/grade 6

I learnt this technique from a colleague, Sarah Plant and it is one of my favorites.   Students love it and you always get interesting and great results.  Students start by selecting coloured ink and using a pipette they drop some onto a square piece of paper.  Using a straw they blow the ink into different directions and leave to dry.  Once dry they use different coloured felt tip pens to follow the contour of their ink splots until the entire square is filled.