Clayton Bailey and Arty Robots

Student guide to drawing a shape robot 

 

Sea Turtles observation and imagination

Second grade students learned about sea turtles Following a series of direct drawing steps they created their own little ocean friend 

the beauty of nature 

 

Spotlight artist: Norval

 

Using Shapes to Draw a Penguin with Kinders

 First we observe and understand the basic elements of the subject, then we use our imagination to make our own unique artistic creation! 

M. C. Escher

 A master of manipulating perspective, MC Escher is always a favorite with the students. He is a wonderful art entrance into math/geometry as well as shading and perspective drawing.

MC Escher  (1898-1972) was a Dutch graphic artist who made mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints. He was a master at manipulating the visual space. With clean lines and attention to detail his unique style and limited color palette makes his numerous works easily recognizable. Interesting side note, he was not a good student of Math while in school, but his life's work involved mathematical concepts and ideas at the highest level. 

 Today, years later, his images are often referenced in film, magazine illustrations and household décor. 

All materials for Educational Purposes only 

An interesting, kid friendly animated tessellation film  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KfSdOhgMvk