Elyse, age 14
Erin, age 13
Sofia, age 13
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Elyse, age 14
Erin, age 13
Sofia, age 13
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GOAL: Learn the difference between geometric and organic shapes. Think about what each shape has to say. Use them in a composition to abstractly represent a place.
The student who created the image below used the beach as her inspiration.
Helena, age 10
VOCABULARY
Shape: a flat area defined by its edges or an outline
Geometric: shapes that have names and can be constructed with a compass and/or ruler
Organic: shapes found in nature, non regular
Composition: the way in which something is put together or arranged
Read more about our Curriculum below.
The final portrait in acrylic paint. Amazing.
This student is creating an image for the EXPLORE: Renaissance lesson of our Curriculum. At this point in the Curriculum, our students have learned many important fundamental skills and are able to create work in a similar manner to those done by the Masters during the Renaissance period.
During this period, artists used perspective to create the illusion of distance and composed their paintings in such a way to guide the viewer's eye around the image slowly and evenly.
VOCABULARY:
Anatomy: a study of the structure or internal workings of the human body
Proportion: the relationship of one thing to another in terms of size
Perspective: the art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular point
Humanism: a Renaissance movement that revived interest in ancient Greek and Roman thought
A beautiful portrait in the making.