First Grade- Textured Perspective Pumpkins

First graders are getting excited about Thanksgiving and all the festivities involved. For this project we used a major symbol of Thanksgiving- the pumpkin- to learn about perspective and texture.

Perspective can make the same object look different, depending on what angle you are looking at it from. For example, the top of a pumpkin looks much different than the side view.

Texture is all around us. It is the way something feels. Texture is important because it can show us how something feels before we touch it. Texture can even help protect us because if we are able to use visual clues to see the different textures of porcupines and bunny rabbits, for example, we will know which one we'd rather pet.

Once our textured perspective pumpkins were complete, we cut them out and glued them to layered paper to create a still life collage.

Parents, you can learn more about perspective here: http://www.artic.edu/aic/education/sciarttech/2d1.html

And art students can learn more about still life here: http://www.theartgallery.com.au/kidsart/learn/stilllife/

1st Grade- Textured Perspective Pumpkins

After learning how pumpkins grow and where they come from, we practiced drawing them from different viewpoints.

When we look at a 3-Dimensional object, from various angles, the same object looks different depending on how you look at it. This is called perspective.

Next, we used crayons and texture rubbing plates to give these pumpkins the appearance of texture. Then, we used either cut paper or watercolor paint to make a background for our artwork. Finally, we cut out our textured pumpkins and glued them on top of the background to create a collage.

Happy Thanksgiving!