Cloudy Desert

We talked about the differnt types of clouds to get "artsmart" before we flipped the switch to creative.

We watched this 5 minute video to get sm"art" about cloud types...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMagDRCpJ14

After studying the clouds scientifically, we look at them artistically.

We look at artist that use clouds as a focal point of thier designs.

 

Bill Sanderson

(above)

 

EloiseRenouf

(above)

 

10 Types by

Tabitha Morgan (Me)

(Below)

By Tabitha Morgan cloud study

(manilla paper, black marker & tan colored pencil)

 

I have the kids use bith scentific based design and some creative abstract design for their clouds.

I have them draw 10 clouds (at least) on paper, trace them with black marker, and shade them with a medium color (pencil with a blendy stump or colored pencil)

By Tabitha Morgan

White paper, black marker, pencil, blendy stump

By Tabitha Morgan
notebook paper, black marker, grey colored pencil
 

Before we begin the landscape, I have the students play with cloud designs.

They have to draw 10 totally differnt types of creative clouds.

Brianna, Summer, Innata, ? & Ava

Practice with pencil, marker, and

 blendy stump. 

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Begin desert landscape

cloudy Desert

Sketch out 4 ideas

(Horizontal or vertical)

Use Ideas about Texas

-the Rodeo, desert, cactus, city skyline, horses, hay bails, barbed wire fences, bluebonnets, cowboy hat or boots on a fence post, armadillo, birds... Whatever)

  Make horizons me low in order to focus on cloudy sky. Use an interesting perspective by slanting horizon line. 

Continue lightly drawing lines upward beyond horizon. These will be guidelines for the cloud bases. 

Draw in tops of desert life at bottom of paper. Draw in distant desert on horizon line.

Clouds must be smaller if they are closer to horizon line. Clouds must be bigger if they are further (top of paper).

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Monochromatic 

Cloudy Desert

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Mrs. Elijah's 5th grade

Nathan, Hissan & Camryn

Jacob & James (above)

James, Anonymous & Elissia 

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Mrs. Hall's 4th grade class

Matthew, kelly & Violet

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Mr. Cramer's 4th class

LeAnne & Amanda

Arely, David, jayhson & no name

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Mrs. Blankenship's 5th grade class

Taylor C. & Anonymous 

Kadin, Lisa, Diego & anonymous 

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Mrs. Clanton's 4th grade class

(Below) Mara, Andruw, Anonymous...

Mariah & Jade. 

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Mrs. Parker's 5th graders

Donte, Arnez, Cole & Michael

This is How you do it...

Choose your paper color.
Draw your low horizon line and landscape at bottom of picture.
Draw clouds in shy (bigger are higher and smaller are lower).
OUtline landscape with black marker.
Outline clouds with the marker that is the same color as your paper.
Use white colored pencil or crayon to highlight objects in picutre according to light source.
Use a colored pencil or crayon of the color you chose to add shading according to light source.
Add detail in the landscape to make it appear closer. 

I used multiple colors as an example to show what it looks like to shade & highlight on colored paper. 

After tracing with marker... 

After shading & highlighting. 

I have done this monochromatic picture with 5th grade before and it turned out amazing.

Click here and scroll down to bottom to view student examples...

Monochromatic Landscapes

http://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2013/03/monochromatic-atmoshperic-perspective.html?m=1

And here too

http://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/search?q=hot+air+balloons

 

 

Voyages in a Hot Air Balloon

Mrs. Weimer's class (5th grade)

Mrs. Tucker's class (4th grade)

Alex, envy & daniel

From Mrs. Mahan's 4th grade

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Mrs. Polichnai's 

3rd grade class

Sofia, Jacob & Jeremiah 

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The David Fleck

He illustrates voyages over cities using hot air balloons. I am drawn to his use of color on the balloons. He leaves the city in colorless lines to focus on the details of the city. He uses a variety of sizes of balloons to show depth in the space. He makes the horizon low to make the viewer feel high. 

Sweet William

Sweet William's art has a lot in common with Fleck's; Low horizon & selective color. 

The project: using construction paper, make circles in various sizes. Use contour line designs. Outline with black marker. 

On white paper draw clouds in various sizes, but same style. Outline with marker. 

On larger construction paper turned portrait, draw a low horizon cityscape. Outline with marker. 

For all ages 😃

Cut out balloon circles and clouds. Glue above cityscape. Clouds can overlap balloons to add depth. 

Another way of the same idea. 

Using Printed Paper for balloons and white background.

Draw it all on white paper. Permanent marker outline. Watercolor the balloons. 

No scissors ✂️or glue. 

For More Hot Air Balloon lesson ideas, 

See my past unit study for elementary

http://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2014/11/hot-air-balloon-unit.html?showComment=1418485438926#c1576022517299480288