"Comic Panels" 3rd Grade

Third graders learned about the artist Roy Lichtenstein. He enlarged comic panels and painted them. He used Ben Day dots to create a color field that filled the shapes. He used word bubbles in his paintings to create interesting scenes.
Roy Lichtenstein
The students created even 1 inch borders using rulers. Inside their panel, they drew a close-up of one or two characters. They created word or thought bubbles. They used colorful dots in at least 3 spots on their panel, and flat color in the rest. When they were done, they had created an image in the style of Roy Lichtenstein.

Bus Contest Winner!

Congratulations to Simis student Kylie Stenke for winning the Valley Metro Bus Contest! Third graders from all over the valley entered the contest, and Kylie's design took first place and will be featured on the cover of the Valley Metro Calendar. Valley Metro visited Kylie's class and took them on a ride around the neighborhood on a city bus. She also received a prize pack and a pizza party for her class. Thanks to all the Simis students who entered and worked hard on their illustrations.

"Construction Vehicles" 2nd Grade

2nd Graders have been creating paintings of bulldozers and cranes. We took our inspiration from the cafeteria construction site next door to the art room. They worked on using thick lines for the main shapes of the vehicles, and thin lines for the detail. They drew their vehicle on yellow construction paper and cut it out and glued it onto watercolor paper. Then they drew their background, and used watercolor markers to add the color. They learned 3 shading techniques (hatching, cross-hatching, and scumbling) and filled in their background. When they brushed water over the watercolor marker, it filled the rest of the space with color.