Monochromatic Desert

Teacher Examples: Mrs. Tabitha Morgan

 Student Examples

 from Fall 2022       

Paislee

Eduardo 

Michelle C., Paislee

Kaden, Ajia, Jaidyn, & Kinslee

Kaylee W., Selena M., Kaylee R, 

Melanie C., Maria, & Jazmyn

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 We will start this project by practicing drawing cactus...

Study the different kinds of cactii, 

There are many different kinds of Cactii. 

If you look closely, many of the various kinds use contour lines. 

2 of your cactus need to use the concept of contour line

 (what we used on the Pumpkin Resist and Water Drop).

These are the Sagura & Echino. 

Once you have gotten the hang of drawing the forms of the Sagura and Echino, 

you will plan a desert landscape drawing using these techniques:

1. Showing Space with OVERLAPPING

2. Showing Space with Positioning or PLACEMENT. 

-the closer objects are to the HORIZON LINE, the further they are. 

3. Showing Space with SIZE (further objects are smaller). 

4. Creative Detail to add interest to your drawing. 

5. Monochromatic Shading and Highlighting-

use of only one color, but varying in tints and shades. 

SPACE is an Element of Art.

It means that your picture appears to be going up, down, back, forward, 

and expands past the picture space.  If you add SPACE to your picture, it appears to go on forever. 

How do you add SPACE to your pictures?

From Arte a Scuola

Plan out your COMPOSITION for your desert LANDSCAPE.

Below you see students planning on manilla paper, 

then using their plan to move to the larger final paper. 

Things that are in the foreground will be very big, maybe even go off the page to frame the picture. 

Things in the middleground will usually be fully seen. 

The background could be something on the horizon far away, the sky or things in the sky. 

Layering Monochromatic Paper

Background, middleground, foreground. 

Using value, getting lighter as it goes back. 

Choose your paper and tools. 

Find tools that are the same color as your paper, but a shade or tint of you paper. 

You can also use black and white to alter the paper color. 

After drawing your scene with pencil, begin EMPHASIZING the details

while adding consistent shade and highlights. 

Elementary Version

Middle Version

CHALLENGE VERSION!!!!

I used 3 papers: foreground (darker), middle ground (midtone) and background (lightest). 

I cut the foreground paper lower, the middle ground paper center and left the background paper full

Peace Poster Contest

1st place - Caleb VanCleave 

2nd place- Kiara Calamohoy

3rd place- Justo Romero

6th graders worker really hard….

 

Ryver and Ainzley

                           

THE 2022-2023 CONTEST Theme

Lead with Compassion

Children know how powerful compassion can be. They’re often able to express this feeling more openly than adults. This year, we invite young people to explore and visually express the peaceful future that compassionate leadership brings.

PEACE POSTER CONTEST 2022/23

This starts out as a local contest with the local Mineola LIon's Club.

The entire contest is a National Contest. 

There will be prizes at the local level for the top 3 winners. 

After this round, the 1st place winner will go to the next State Round and then further. 

This Year's Theme:

Lead with Compassion

Winners get to celebrate with lunch from

 the Mineola Lion’s Club & receive prizes 

for their hard work. 

Contest:

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Here are some winners from the past. 

Hello Art

Let’s Celebrate “Hello Week” at MMS! 

How many ways can you say, “Hello!”?

We are gonna do Four. 

Start by making a square out of your paper. 

Divide that square into 4 sections. 

Inn each section, design the work Hello in various styles. 

Fill up space of section. Add emphasis. 

Use a different color scheme in each box;

1. Primary Colors 

2. Warm colors

3. Cool Colors 

4. Free Three 

Or Free Four 

With black, white, grey.