Optical Illusion American Flag

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VERSION

see MIddle School version here...

https://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2019/09/op-art-american-flags.html

Have you even watch a furling flag closely?

did you see the straight stripes bend forward and back?

Did you see the white stripes get dark and they decent? 

Watch here and pay close attention...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW6n6h2oDRA

Jasper Johns

Keith Haring

THese artist show the flag as flat in their paintings. 

We want to use the flag as an optical illusion in our classroom. 

We want to give the illusion to the eye that are flag is furling. 

Image Credit to...

https://www.ebaumsworld.com/pictures/optical-illusions/81078437/

Image Credit to...

https://www.shutterstock.com/search/escher+illusion

In order to create this illusion, we must use CONTOUR LINE (bend our lines)

 in the flag and use VALUE. 

Mrs. Garcia's 4th grade

Mrs. Meleski's 4th grade

Kenut, Abby & Kai

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Mrs. Rylander's 4th grade

Elloise & kayla

Elijah, Adrian, 

Brittney, Sofia, 

Michael & Katie. 

(Rylander)

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Mrs. Parker's 5th grade

Devyn, Ashlynn, 

Greg, Victor, 

Leanne & Faith

Mrs. Garcia's 4th grade class

Working. 

(Kenut's picture at table from Meleski)

Draw 4 vertical lines on paper that get closer together (but not touching) on paper. 

Draw curved lines in every other vertical column. 

Turn paper other way to make lines contouring in opposing direction. Make sure they match up with opposing lines, touching ends. 

Leave the corner open for stars. 

Dra a bent contour guideline to draw stars on the open space of flag. 

Mrs. Rylander's 4th grade

Kayla shading... (Above)

Elijah & Michael shading...

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Color with the contour. 

Color softly with red crayon. 

Bend your coloring with the bend of the line. 

Add shadows by pressing harder close to the bertical lines with the red crayon. 

Use the blue crayon lightly along the white stripe's vertical line to show shadow. 

-alternative color using grey or black. 

Color behind stars hard with blue.

Op Art American Flags

Middle School Version

Kalie Rodgers 2021- 6th grade

Kalie'f finished

Kali, No Name,
Mary, Kiera

Intro to Art Class 2021

Emma, Estrella &’Ariel

Intro to Art Class 2021

Kaleece, Chevelle, 
Breanna, Josilen, 
Kaylynn & Desiree

2019

2019

Mariana, Carie, 
Krissie, Preciosa, 
Francie, Braylon, 
Yuka & Jason. 

Marco uses Marker 2019

HOW TO BEGIN the FLAG

Draw a W on the paper, but the tips should be cut off. 

Use curved lines (no more than 13) going down the even numbered columns. 

Try to make the same amount. 

Make curved lines in the opposite direction on the odd numbered columns. 

They should join another line from the previous column. 

In the top left corner, create starts that curve with the line. 

you can use that line as a guide line for the arms of the stars. 

When coloring down the columns, use value, 

The center of the column should be the lightest spot, like a shiny glare. 

You should increase pressure as you get closer to the edge of the line. 

I made a guide line down the center to keep me from coloring there. 

I will erase it later. 

you can see the elementary school version here...

http://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2016/10/optical-illusion-american-flag.html

POP ART

Artist that use American Flags as their subjects are considered 

POP artist. 

Here are 2 of them. 

Jasper Johns 

(above) 

Using Repetition and Complementary Colors

Keith Haring

We will be using CONTOUR LINES to make our flag appear as 3D. 

It will be an optical illusion. 

Finished Examples coming soon...

We are working on it. 

Students working on creating VALUE on each column of their furling flag.

Grades 6-8

Students were instructed to make 5 columns using slightly diagonal but mostly vertical lines. 

They then made bending lines (frowns and smiles) opposing on each column for the 

CONTOUR LINES.

They added stars in the upper left corner that also are suppose to go on a curve and be staggered. 

For color, we used red, grey and blue to do the shading in each column. 

They were allowed to use colored pencil, crayons or marker for the shading. 

They previously learned special shading techniques in order to do the challenge of marker

(Stippling, Hatching, Cross Hatching and scribbling). 

Mrs. Morgan's marker above

Bella and Zack's American Flags
(below)

Practice your value before you begin. 

Teachers can 

Buy Value Scale Practice here.

Fall 2019

MMS Students

Advanced Alternative

Use the complementary color idea from Jasper Johns as inspiration for a new colored flag. 

Think of a new color scheme... have fun.