Fifth graders focused on just the eyes this year. We examined the outline shape of the eye, exactly how the lashes grow along the top and bottom, the pupil, the iris and the highlights. Highlights are spots of white in the eye that show a reflection from the lights in the room or from the sun if we are outside.
Lower school students were always taught to draw an oval for the eye, but it really resembles more of an almond shape and comes to a point at the outside corners. The inside corner drops down into a tear duct. Once we better understood this shape and were able to get our eyes to match in size and shape on our papers, we then studied the inside shapes with the iris, the pupil and the highlights. To better show these areas, we learned how to shade them with gradations of gray using our graphite pencils. The lashes completed the eyes.
Here are a few examples of our drawings. To see all of our eyes, follow this link to our artsonia page.
http://www.artsonia.com/schools/school.asp?id=114839
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| Artwork by Anabelle |
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| Artwork by Ethan |
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| Artwork by Trent |
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| Artwork by Claire |
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Barbara Levine
Ranney Lower School Art