Blow you mind... or burst your bubble... or just BLOW BUBBLES!
Begin Bubble Burst by
Studying the way bubbles look...
Click on the images below (from Google Image Search)
What do all the bubble have in common?
1. Perfectly Round
2. Rainbow/iridescent- tints/pastels of the rainbow.
2. Rainbow/iridescent- tints/pastels of the rainbow.
3. Rings of color- color is circular with the contour of the sphere.
4. White highlights/reflections from sun
5. Brighter & more colorful on the outside
6. Transparent to background in middle.
See through when overlapped.
7. Seem to get smaller as they float further away
If you REALLY study bubbles,
you notice the top and bottom are a reverse mirror of each-other.
you notice the top and bottom are a reverse mirror of each-other.
The darks areas of the bubble are reflections of the world around it.
What color IS a bubble?
ir·i·des·cent /ˌirəˈdes(ə)nt/
adjective
showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles.
The dragonfly;s wings looked white until I noticed the green and purple hints as it moved on my hand.
Find colors that look iridescent.
I like to use Prisma Colors because they blend well together.
You really only need three colors (canary yellow aquamarine and mulberry)
since they create new colors when you overlap them.
This one below used only these three colors and white...
Use crayola construction paper crayons or PrismaColor colored pencils.
Get a circle tracer.
This video really helped me take my bubble to the next level...
This video is like the one before, but gets even more advanced...
TRACING CIRCLES
Trace 7 or more circle onto paper.
Some can go off the page, some can overlap, some can be big, some can be little.
Student Example 2024/25
Student Examples 2023/24
HIGHLIGHTS
Begin with the white colored
Fall 2023 6th grade
Tayden
Sunshine & Madelynn
Victoria, Shaunna, & Brooklynn
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Fall 2022-6th grade
Kaylee, Peyton,
Justo, & Kiara
Ashleigh Dixon
Spring 2022
Paislee, Ashley, kee’Mario
Elva, Sumroot,
Eduardo 6th grade
Carl, Kenneth.
Spring 2021
Emma, Ayden b., Estrella,
Laney, Jaycee, Uriel.
Laney, Jaycee, Uriel.
2020 Fall
8th period
Carol (big one),
Terry, Grayson, Jeremiah and Kenzi
3rd period: Milo, Nathalie,
Kelley, Alexandra,
Jarezi, Valerie
Aubrie and Avery
Fall 2020
2nd period- Abbey, Ethan,
Lucy, Audrina,
Jaxon and Averie
2020 Spring
1st period Bubbles 2020 (above)
Yuka, Desiree,
Stephanie, Victoria,
Sa’Niya, Rylee,
Katie & Kaylynn
2nd Period Bubbles 2020 (above)
Katie & Kaylynn
2nd Period Bubbles 2020 (above)
Emmily, Mariana,
Yareli, Lucy,
3rd Period Art 2020
Yareli, Lucy,
Addyson & Moses
Caroline, Danielle,
Josilen, Bailee,Brooklyn & Brielle
4th period Bubbles
Jackie, Krissie & Riley
8th period bubbles
Makena, Breanna,
Alexander, Preciosa & Tania
9th period Bubbles
Luke, Maiyah,
Nathalie, Gage, Shayla,And Jorja.
MMS Art 2019-20 done with PrismaColor Colored pencils
Josilen, Bailee,Brooklyn & Brielle
Jackie, Krissie & Riley
Makena, Breanna,
Alexander, Preciosa & Tania
Luke, Maiyah,
Nathalie, Gage, Shayla,And Jorja.
MMS Art 2019-20 done with PrismaColor Colored pencils
(above)
These images below were done in 2013-14 at MMS
with construction paper crayons
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| Araceley 6th grade |
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| Chance 6th grade |
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| Garrett 6th grade |
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| Kimberley 6th grade |
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| Omar 6th grade |
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| Davion 6th grade |
It is all about experimenting...
This was Davion's original picture. I actually LOVE it!... But, it did not look like bubbles to me.
So, I instead will use it as a successful free center of his.
I gave him the choice to redo it and capture a more realistic "bubble" quality.
He did it with a wonderful attitude.
But, his marbles are Marvelous!
More Done later by my 7th and 8th graders...
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| Brianna 7th grade |
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| Brianne 8th grade |
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| Cederick 8th grade |
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| Cheyenne 7th grade |
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| Ellie 7th grade |
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| Fernando 7th grade |
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| Haley 7th grade |
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| Haylie 8th grade |
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| Hugo 7th grade |
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| Juanita 7th grade |
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| Luz 7th grade |
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| Mariella 7th grade |
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| Shanna 7th grade |
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| Todd 7th grade |
TAKE IT A LITTLE FURTHER! with this lesson!
See Here...
http://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2016/04/rainbow-p.html
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| Planning for this assignment took some creative experimenting, trial, and error... |
While toying around with the idea of this lesson, I originally liked they way the background of the real photos I found of bubbles was very blurry. So, I used the crayon resist method here.
I drew the bubbles with white and baby blue crayons (make sure they are not washable!) and added some contour reflection lines inside. Then I used markers to sloppily add in a landscape using horizontal lines.
Then I used a wet brush to go over the marker till it bled out making it blurry. The marker in the process washed off of the wax lines and left the bubble still visible (crayon resist method.).
I did not like all the aspects of this first attempt, so I tried it on the black paper which I like much more.
