I’m not really sure what to call these drawings, but my students love them! I found this project on Art with Mr. E. (and added to his instructions just a bit) to use with my 4th & 5th graders for some end-of-the-year fun!! |
- White paper
- Black “F” Sharpies
- Colored pencils
Directions:
1. Draw a curvy line across your paper.
2. Make about 8 dots, unevenly spaced, on your line.
3. Next, connect the dots with curved lines. (The lines from the dots at each end should go off the paper, rather than curve back down to the line.)
4. Then, from each of these curved lines, build up a “column” of more curved lines (or “rings”), stacked on top of each other. Build one complete column at a time across the top half of your paper. If your columns start to slant or get smaller or larger, all the better! We found it easiest to develop every other one, and then connect the spaces in between. (When you fill in these “in-between” columns, make sure that each successive “ring” that you add connects at its ends to the ring below it.)
5. When the top half of your paper is finished, spin your paper around and repeat steps 3 and 4 until your entire paper is filled and all your columns are connected.
6. Finally, choose a color scheme (I chose “color families”, above) and color each of your columns, pressing harder on each side and lighter in the middle, to give it more of a 3D look!
Mr. E says
Looks great! :) Glad the kids love it!!!!!
JennyKay says
These look wonderful- I had a go myself inside a circle- looks great too. Very addictive!! Thanks for sharing!
Jenny Kay
alanay says
harika çal??malar ve harika payla??m…
TeachKidsArt says
Te?ekkürler, Alanay!
TeachKidsArt says
I like your circle idea, Jenny Kay! I'll have to try that!!
Lori Decoite says
i am soooo trying this with my students next yr!
Art Project Girl says
My bilingual fifth graders are STILL working on this project. . . you should see how long we've just been working on the shading concept. The thing is they love to start things. . .hate to finish them so I've been rewarding anyone who sticks with it and finishes their shading. . . lame I know! But it's the last few weeks. It would totally go over well with another class I'm sure. I hope they feel proud when they see what they've created. . . we'll see.
TeachKidsArt says
Hang in there, Art Project Girl! I'm sure your students will be proud of their finished projects! None of my students finished in one (50 min.) class, either. But most were motivated to finish it on their own, since that was our last art class for the year. I think their classroom teachers were happy for them to have a quiet activity (shading their drawings) they could keep in their desks and pull out as they finished other stuff!
Anonymous says
I'm with Lori – I definitely want to do this next year – it's already bookmarked.
K-Sue of
http://k-sue-smarties.blogspot.com/
Art Project Girl says
Thanks for the moral support! I won't let them abandon this because at this point I think they need to feel pride in finishing:) I'm usually not a stickler but. . . It is artWORK not art recess right?
TeachKidsArt says
Hahaha! I love that, Art Project Girl!! I will have to remember that quote next year for my students… “It is artWORK not art recess right?” Brilliant!! :)
Calling All Sleepyheads says
So cool! I'm going to get my own kids to try these this summer.
Lynda @ {ubersavvy} says
Hello, I am Lynda, an art teacher from Australia. i have just had a good look around your blog and feel very inspired by it. So, I am now following. I hope you can visit my blog too and see some of the things I do with my boys. By the way have you done any Chinese artworks with you classes?
TeachKidsArt says
Hi Lynda! I enjoyed looking around your blog, too! I found some great ideas I'll definitely be trying out! As for projects inspired by China, I have two right now: http://teachkidsart.blogspot.com/search/label/China
Stay tuned for more to come!!
Christine says
I had all three of my kids try this last week- my 11 year old loved it the most and finished but even my 6 year old tried his hand at it. I saw tubular critters in the design and added eyeballs which made it a whole different creation. Thank you for sharing! Let me know if there is a way I can share their work with you…
Danett says
Love this and I want to try it myself. I have a degree in Art Ed, but I am a stay at home mom and photographer. I love these ideas for my kids. I gave your blog an award on my artblog today. GO check it out!
TeachKidsArt says
Christine, I would LOVE to see your kids' work!! You can email me at cbtrowbridge[at]gmail[dot]com. And Danett, I enjoyed looking through your blog – what a beautiful family! So glad you can share the joy of art with them!! :)
Mr. E says
were you all talkin turkey up there?? I lived in Istanbul for a summer…loved it!!
TeachKidsArt says
Haha – yes, Mr. E.! Thanks to Google translator!! :)
Jerri-Lea says
We made these at a Music Theatre Summer Camp, the kids loved them!!! thanks!
Monica Chadwell says
I will have my kids work on these next week! Can't wait to share their creations with you. I picked up your email address from a few comments up. :)
Your blog is so well organized and VERY inspiring!! Thank you for sharing your ideas and talent!
Monica
Anonymous says
Great stuff. Gonna try it!
Anonymous says
Doing this tonight with my new art students, just trying it myself and it's fun! I say they look like stripy socks. Thanks for a great blog. Blessings. x
Jan Smith says
Hi Cheryl,
Really enjoyed doing this my Gr. 6-7 students (and doing it myself). I appreciate your excellent directions, too. Here are the results of our efforts (and your teaching!) on
our class blog.
Thanks again for sharing so generously,
Jan
TeachKidsArt says
Jan, your students did a great job! Thanks for sharing!!
Kristen says
Saw this on Mr. E's blog after finding it on Pinterest (LOVE!). I teach Middle School Art and the students love/hate this project. They love the way it looks and how complicated it SEEMS, but I have them do it on a large scale, as an extra credit assignment to work on whenever they finish their current project. IT's very time consuming, which is great because it keeps them busy for a long time. They refer to it as the “Tornado” drawing, or “worms” or even “tornado worms”. Love your blog btw!
Stephanie says
I really like this for my 5th graders who work on 3d looks all year. I call it “Giant Snails and Dragon Tails.”
Cheryl Trowbridge says
I love that name, Stephanie! Great idea!!
Kim says
i think they should be call stalagmites (for the ones that go up) and stalactites (for the ones that go down) after the rock formations that form one “drip” at a time. these are formed similarly – one line at a time :)
Cheryl Trowbridge says
Good idea, Kim!
colin says
This is so cool I did it with my fith grade class this week.
Cheryl Trowbridge says
That’s awesome, Colin! I’m glad it was a hit with your students!