We did blind contour drawings of a still life set up in the center of the room. Continuing to train their eye to draw what they see. I paired each boy in the class with a girl in hopes they would really look at each other as they drew sections of one another's face. My plan mostly backfired as it was too silly to look at each other for an extended period of time...lesson learned :) We discussed how acrylic paint is different from other paint mediums and what we can do with it in our paintings, such as layer it because of it's thickness and quick drying properties, mix colors to create other shades and hues and value. After sketching a section of our partners face, we used acrylic paint to finish, practicing with mixing colors which is a real challenge when only primary colors are provided. They did a great job creating what they needed!
Assignments: Take the opportunity while traveling in the car to talk about signs that you see....road signs, store signs, signs on homes, etc. and why we have signs. Have them draw a sign of choice in pencil and bring to class.
