Art Coloring Book: Step it up Challenge

 LI: To use TEEL paragraphs and explain our color choice.

Recreated Art

An art can be described by its elements, which means that every piece of art includes lines, shapes, form, space, colors, value and texture. An art can only be created when a person covers all the elements mentioned above, in the right technique therefore when all these features are included in a piece of art it makes it more descriptive. All the elements connect to each other and can be called incomplete if excluded or used in the wrong way. 

An artwork starts with a line, which is a stroke or a continuous mark made on a surface. A line can either be straight or curved, bold or thin. When two or more lines are combined it forms a shape which is our second element. Shapes are of various types, on one hand it can be geometric, including circles, squares but on the other hand it can be natural, including an undefined structure of a monument or sculpture. When a shape is created with a three dimensional formation it creates a form. It means taking up space like sculptures, but it can also be an illusion as a drawing. Space is another element of art, which means the area taken by the object, in other words it can be called volume.

Color being the most demonstrative element in art can often depict space by filling the area. The primary or main colors include red, blue and yellow whereas the secondary colors include purple, green and brown. The primary colors are merged to form secondary colors making the artwork more radiant. Value resembles the darkness and brightness of colors which can be done by adding black and white respectively. A dark and bright value creates contrast, showcasing the difference and similarities. Adding two or more values forms a texture, which describes how the surface feels. It can either be rough or smooth, wet or dry, hard or soft. 

Every piece of art created in this world includes all the seven elements making it more aesthetic. The artwork that I recreated also has the seven elements and it showcases ancient Egypt. The dull colors, descriptive shapes, color combinations and the layered texture explains everything. In conclusion, every piece of art is made by combining all the features, making it incomplete if one of the elements are left.

Last week I completed the Step it up art challenge from the previous summer learning journey art activities. The purpose of this task was to explain our color choice by using our language and vocabulary we learnt from watching the information video. I used the TEEL acronym to complete this task as it made the formation part much more easier. The acronym stands for Topic sentence, Elaboration, Evidence, and Linking. I think watching the video was the a great help as it explained the topic in more detail and also gave us ideas on what we can add. I think using the transitional vocabulary and using synonyms were also very helpful. After completing this activity I cam e to much more about the seven elements of art which are the lines, shapes, form, space, color, value and texture.

Art Coloring Book: Recreating an art

LI: To experiment with colors.

Original Art

My Art

This morning we tried one of this year's Kick Start Summer Learning Journey activities. The purpose of this task was to experiment with colors by mixing them from the original palette with pop colors. This allowed me to recolor famous paintings and images of landmarks around the world. Today, I recolored a famous painting by Mohammad Melehi which is displayed in Morocco. I recreated it by adding colors like yellow, orange and red which displayed the sunset. I repeated the colors which made it more attractive. I enjoyed completing this activity as I could learn more about color combinations and setting the right colors.

Maori Language Week: Tuakana Teina

 LI: To help younger students design patterns with string art.

This week we are celebrating Maori language week and today we taught the younger students string art. The younger students came from Ruma Kotahi (Room 1) and Ruma Korua (Room 2). It is a part of Tuakana Teina which is a very famous method followed in the Maori culture. It can be called a buddy system, in which the younger people gain knowledge or a skill from an elder person. I think this is a very useful and important method because it makes your relationship with the others stronger. I worked with Jamie, Freedom, Millierose, Laz and Tupe. They were very interactive and were eager to complete their art. We helped them make the maori design on a black paper and glue a string on the top. The pieces of art were very beautiful and I really enjoyed working with my new friends.

Art: Sunflower Painting

 LI: To paint a still life of sunflowers in the style of Vincent Van Gogh.

The above google draw showcases is a photo montage of my work. We first learned to draw what we see and use all the space available as well as think about the tone and the shading needed. To understand it properly we then took a look at the different paintings made by Vincent Van Gogh to mark it as an example. We then practiced adding many layers of paints as it makes the painting look more effective. We also learnt about adding two or more colors in different proportions and making new colors which I think is very important. We then came to know about other rules required to make this painting which were, not overloading the brush with extra paint, dabbing, thing about the light direction and creating sharp edges and lines. I really enjoyed learning these new tricks and completing this beautiful painting.

Timeline: Vincent Van Gogh

 LI: To create a timeline to show the life of Vincent Van Gogh.

Today Liletina, Afatia, Lily and me worked together to complete this task for Reading and Writing. We used smart searching skills and opinions to create a timeline on Vincent Van Gogh. We used the website "padlette" which helped us to create the summary of his life. We first worked as a team and searched interesting facts and information and wrote it on a piece of paper. We then used sites to learn more about him. Once we had collected the information we added it onto the timeline and used images to help the readers understand more. We learned a lot about his personal and professional life after completing this task.  

Cityscape of Dubai

LI: To write a description of my cityscape using prepositions

In the middle of my cityscape of Dubai you will see the Burj Khalifa standing tall against the surrounding buildings. Very few people know that Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world and has a stunning height of 828m and has 160 floors. The building at the right of the image is a very famous and one of the most expensive hotels in the world known as the Burj Al Arab. The beautiful sailboat design of the prominent Burj Al Arab, makes it easy to recognize and separate it from others. The most astonishing fact of the Burj Al Arab is that most of the interior in this seven star hotel is made of 24K gold. There are a huge number of tall and different buildings in this city which makes it unique in this huge wide world. It might sound surprising but it is true that Dubai was once a desert and now is a huge city and also has a snow planet inside one of the shopping malls!

The background of the cityscape is made by blending cool colors like purple, pink and blue with the help of chalk pastels. To make the sky look dark I blended the color with black whereas to make the sky look light blue I blended the color with white. The top of the sky has a dark shade of purple going light and mixing with blue which completes my scenery as the beautiful evening sky.

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