Grade 8 art ideas

8th Graders used patterns and visual textures to create designs called Zentangles. These types of patterns are characterized by the repetition and movement of lines. Students also worked with...

7th-8th grade Self portraits. Half self portrait/ half self interest. This was my example.

My 8th graders art talents vary from amazing to down right pitiful. As a middle school art teacher, I do not grade on talent, I grade on the ability to follow directions, neatness, work habits and my expectations of their individual work. I make sure that they learn the concepts and techniques, but their execution of the skills might not always be as wonderful as I would like them to be. I am one of the few full time elective teachers at my school, and that means that not all of the students…

Our complex color wheels are done! So are our color theory musical symbols with "vibration" lines. After two weeks of painting we need to do something else. It should be time for clay, or tin tooling or something! But, even thought I gave her my supply order 7 weeks ago, the secretary STILL has not sent it to the school district warehouse, the only place I can get art supplies with school money. So these projects feature a lot of drawing, pencil, marker and pen. We are out of oil pastel…

What is OP ART? It is short for Optical Illusion. Op art, short for optical art, is a style of visual art that uses optical illusions. Op art works are abstract, with many better known pieces created in black and white. or contrasting colors. Typically, they give the viewer the impression of movement: waving, spinning, swirling, vibrating... Here are 2 Well know OpArt artist.... Bridgett Riley 1931- now 88 years old when posted Victor Vassarley 1906-1997 Victor Vasarely was a…

It's been suuuuch a long while since I've updated! Waiting for a baby will do that you, I imagine. I'm currently on leave already...

Op Art Cubes...ooooo paper sculpting idea?

OP Art Hand Lesson - Design by one of my students at Corsicana Middle School in Corsicana Texas.

We had a lot fun studying real candy prices as our inspiration for our Pop Art Candy Paintings. Tempra paint and black Sharpie outlines added emphasis and strong lines. The 12" x12" paper created a cropped effect as well. Yum!

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Middle school art lessons, zentangle art, still life art project that teaches how to use emphasis in art!

Grade Level Duration 4 classes, 80 minutes Materials Graph paper (buy or make your own online here), acrylic Paint, ghost grid posterboard (Poster board featuring a faint, disappearing grid), square dowel cut down to make a stamp (same size as the grids on the poster board), printer, pencil, palette Media Acrylic Paint Lesson Objectives For […]

Make your own emoji agamograph with your students. Great for teachers, families and anyone interested in making their own agamograph.

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