WOW and AMAZINGNESS.... hmmm but how will we achieve it? Through VALUE! Value shows the differences between lights and darks in a piece of artwork. When we use value we can create DEPTH and what appears to be an optical illusion. All very nifty tricks! In 4th grade last year we learned about value and optical illusions, and this project builds on those skills and takes them to a new level.
To start we created a value scale by using shading. We needed to get our muscle memory back on what it feels like to shade using layers or variable pressure. Our paper was divided in to columns with a couple diagonal lines. Each column then had rows, that either curve up or curve down. After that it becomes a shading game. Creating value scales within each space... kind of crazy how everyone became super-hyper-focused and all you could hear was a pencil scratching on the paper. Fun stuff!
What started out as something that may be a huge unattainable concept, or visual effect, became within grasp. Instead of hearing oooohhhs and aaaaahhhhs about the amazingness that we will acheive, I was hearing thoughtful remarks... "Now I get it" or "Wow this makes sense, do you see it?". Students started explaining to one another who the illusion was going to work. It started to "Click" inside of their brains - that is the true AWESOME that we all strive for.
Can't wait to post more on this one soon!
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