4th Grade- Pointillism Portraits

We learned about the artist George Seurat and how he used many little dots of paint in a style called Pointillism.

We also learned that there is a mathematical way that everything lines up on our faces; this is called facial proportion.

We only used the three primary colors for our portraits. If you stand back and look at our portraits from a distance, the little dots will blend together to create the secondary colors.

Here is a very interesting video about some professional artists who were inspired by George Seurat and Pointillism. Like the 4th graders, they also only use yellow, red, and blue.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxCeJUOfKmM

2nd Grade- "The Dot" Color Wheel

We read “The Dot” by Peter H. Reynolds and discussed how all great artwork starts with a mark.

We learned that all we need are the three primary colors to create all the other colors of the rainbow.

If you stand back and look at our color wheels from a distance, the little dots will blend together to create the secondary colors.

Here is a link to Peter Reynold's website: http://www.peterhreynolds.com/

Check out "The Dot" and his other great books.