Self portrait in profile on canvas.

By Kristoffer, 8th grade.

A portrait of their profile on canvas, it was a challenge.  Every student got a 3D canvas and with the help of a projector and another student they drew their profile on the canvas.  The closer the head is held to the canvas, the more precise the profile will be.
The shape of the head had to be filled with typical objects, words, and other things that were typical of the student.
In acrylic paint they worked in shades and tones.

By Kimberly 8th grade

3D canvas with powertex.

By Lara, 8th grade.

By Jenna, 7th grade.

Our most creative students go on a 3day trip once every 2 years.  We try to let them do some creative projects too off course.
This project was taught by my collegaes, because I'm home expecting my 2nd child.

I got this idea going through a magazine about power tex.  It's a project that hardens textiles to statues.  You can even put it into the garden if you want.
I saw a baby draped in clothes on/in a 3D canvas, it was very nice.  
After some research I found the project on a blog: Marij's creatieve kronkels.
We changed the project so it would fit our public (teenagers) a bit more.
A 3D canvas of 25x25 cm (10x10 inch) got a cut and the cotton cloth was draped in powertex and put into the gap.  We made some plaster hearts on beforehand so the students could glue one into the cloth.  The rest of the canvas was painted with grey powertex.
When the powertex was dry they brushed some bits with shining acrylic paint!  I must say, the results are great!

 

By Jarne, 8th grade.

Post it Art creator.

From the  'Hall of Fame' of 'Post'it art creator'

How amazing is it to get stuff like this from fellow art teachers? 
Thanks to Griet I got this online site to create Post'it art.  The best about this program is that it counts how many post'it sheets you need to create your online design for real and you can get a construction plan too!

Visit Post'it art creaor online here!

Chickens made out of waste

My 10th grade colleagues did this project.  They told the students to bring waste to construct a chicken.  They let the students free, they could choose if they wanted to make a 3D project or a flat project.

I was amazed by some of the results!   Well done colleagues and of course students!

Puzzle of the elements of art.

By Celine,8th grade

A work of art always exists out of several elements of Art, it's actually a puzzle of elements.  In this project the 8th graders used these elements to make a puzzle.  They had to divide their sheets into 8 rectangles and made these fit like pieces of a puzzle.  The had to write the word 'kunst' (Art in Dutch) or art in thick letters into to puzzle.  All my students chose 'ART', because English is such a cool language.
In every piece of the puzzle they had to use a different element of art, they could use the worksheet I created in Dutch about the elements.
It wasn't as easy as it looks, because they had to make sure they stayed in one piece of the puzzle with each element. 
It went wrong a couple of times ... they really had to work concentrated!

By Samira, 8th grade.

By Cloë, 8th grade.

Museum in one point perspective.

Our 7th graders made their first project in one point perspective this period.  I got this lesson from Kids artists. 
Here are some results:

By Davina.

By Mille

By Vincent.

The Easter bunny pops out of the egg.

By Yentl, grade 7

Our Easter project.
Bunnies popping out of easter eggs.
The kids had to draw an egg and a bunny on separate pieces of paper.
The Egg was cut in 2 so the bunny could get one 'hat' on his ears.
In the background we made a little snip on the bottom of the sheet.
On the back of the bunny we glued a thin cardboard strip that fits the snip at the bottom.
That way the bunny slides into the snip.
The second part of the egg is glued only on the sides, so the bunny can slide up and down into the egg.

By Maithe, grade 7.