Fifth Grade artists have been reviewing the art elements as they design their silhouettes. After briefly discussing silhouettes and recalling that the traditional silhouette is an outline without features on the inside, we began jazzing up our own silhouettes. I traced each student’s features and then they got busy using shape, color, line, and texture to fill in their silhouette.
I was thrilled to see many of my 5th graders refer to their sketchbooks for Zentangle ideas to fill their silhouettes.
A few finished pieces – they all turned out so great! This is a project that I haven’t done in a number of years – my 5th graders really enjoyed working on their silhouettes.
Hello! I was wondering where did you buy their sketchbooks? Those look perfect.
Hi Rachael – I order the sketchbooks through School Specialty/Sax Arts and Crafts. They come in a set of 30 – the kids assemble them themselves and design their own covers. The books are 6×9 and work great – the kit comes with lots of extra pages that the kids can add throughout the year. http://www.amazon.com/Sax-Spiral-Sketchbook-Journal-Making/dp/B003V1FAZU