Grade 5   Artist

Our year begins and  we delve deeper into the ELEMENTS and PRINCIPLES of ART .

The 5th Grade Artist must apply their knowledge of the ELEMENTS of ART.
The Art Element of VALUE is introduced as an important means of expanding our drawing vocabulary.  Value allows us to draw and create with more depth and meaning.

We also continue with  the PRINCIPLES of ART + DESIGN.
EMPHASIS - PROPORTION - BALANCE - MOVEMENT - UNITY . These are visually present in each of our lives.  We learn to recognize their collective presence in our personal worlds by applying them to the variety of art explorations we embark upon.  
Let's use them to  describe the ELEMENTS we have been learning since Kindergarten.
New ideas and concepts are continuously being introduced and celebrated.

​New media / techniques / processes are introduced and explored

Explore
​Elements and Principles

Wherever you look in your daily life, an ELEMENT or PRINCIPLE of ART is right there in front of you . . .

​Experiment with
​Media and Techniques

There are many tools
in which to create your art.
There are many techniques,
or ways of making.
There are numerous ways to solve design problems
​as you express yourself as an artist. 

Learn about the many different ways you can be Artist or Designer

There are many different types pf Artists and Designers in our changing world.
Painters - Sculptors - Designers -Graphic.Industrial.
Landscape.Product  Architects -
Learn about them by doing their job!