4th+Grade

= Print-making  = Fourth graders studied the different types of etching and created etchings based on the theme chosen by their class. 4A's Prints: http://picasaweb.google.com/kalliethornberry/4APrints?feat=directlink 4B's Prints: http://picasaweb.google.com/kalliethornberry/4BPrints?feat=directlink 4C's Prints:

=Cityscapes= = = Fourth graders are studying how and why artists create images of the places they live. Students are currently creating cityscapes featuring their home and sights familiar to them. __Thinking Like An Artist Questions:__

4A's Cityscapes: 4B's Cityscapes: [] 4C's Cityscapes: http://picasaweb.google.com/kalliethornberry/4CCityscapes?authkey=Gv1sRgCOjVguX09_LC7AE&feat=directlink
 * What is a cityscape and how is it different from a landscape?
 * What are the three areas of a 2D picture and where are they located on the page?
 * What is a horizon line?
 * What can the artist do to draw attention to the focal point?

C o l o r, LINE, and // Emotion //

Line Shape Color Value Emphasis Balance
 * __Elements and Prinicples of Art we can Name and Recognize:__**

Fourth grade students are looking at portrait paintings and discovering how artists use color and line to suggest emotion and mood in painting. Students can explain the meaning of certain colors and types of line in art and use the principle of balance to create proportionate drawings of people.

How do artists use warm and cool colors to suggest different emotions in art? How are different lines important in conveying emotions in art? Can you draw a face that is balanced and proportionate?
 * __Thinking like an Artist Questions:__**

http://picasaweb.google.com/kalliethornberry/4Aselfportraits?authkey=Gv1sRgCIy6pdaf9OqNjAE&feat=directlink **4B's self-portraits: http://picasaweb.google.com/kalliethornberry/4Bselfportraits?authkey=Gv1sRgCLCM-d6Hx8vkRA&feat=directlink
 * 4A's self portraits:**

4C's self-portraits:** http://picasaweb.google.com/kalliethornberry/4Cselfportraits?authkey=Gv1sRgCPWz1YWG0fmYCA&feat=directlink