I find that students often think that art equals drawing and if they are not good at drawing, they are not good at art. I try to show them that drawing skills come from taking the time to see details, and lots of practice.1. With a journal or drawing paper, ask the students to trace their hands with a pencil.
2. Once they are happy with their hands, they are to take either a thin marker or pen and draw in as many line details as they can (nails, wrinkles, etc.)
3. Lastly they chose a line pattern and completely fill in the background. The goal is to have them get into a kind of “doodle” trance, which is a great place to be!
CA Visual Art Standard: Creative Expression, Grade Five
2.2 Create gesture and contour observational drawings.
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I love this project. Last year, I worked on doodling with my 5th graders. I showed them this video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYsPGkR_F84&NR=1 It's delightful. Then, go look at this page (http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/SubPlans/subelem.htm) and scroll down to the Bad Hair Day section. There are some great doodle projects out there. Yours is a great addition to these.
Thanks! I just saw the youtube thing and it was great. I keep forgetting what a creative resource that can be too. In fact, that stone with faces gave me another idea...
I love this look. Now I want to do this in my journal. The doodles will be journaling.
Great project! Love your blog!
I think doodling is one of the best ways to unlock creativity! Another great project!
I got your point, It is so clear!
When I was a kid, I used to think that I would never be able to draw, it was so damn difficult for me, nowadays, after a lot of practice, I finally managed to draw stuff
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