sixth grade
In Sixth Grade, your child will discover...
Color Schemes: Warm, Cool, Neutral, Monochromatic, Complementary, Analogous
The color wheel and mixing colors
Adding white to a color makes it lighter. This is called a tint.
Adding black to a color makes it darker. This is called a shade.
Intensity: The brightness or dullness of a color
Value: The lightness or darkness of a color
Identifying and drawing 3-D forms, using size, placement, and overlapping to create depth in artwork: Cube, cylinder, sphere, pyramid, cone
Identifying and drawing organic forms
One-point perspective
Positive and negative space and how to use it
Different types of balance and how to use them in art:
Symmetrical, Asymmetrical, Radial
How to use proportion, especially in the human figure and in facial features
Artists and movements from around the world and through history
Specific characteristics of ancient art history periods and movements
Photography: rule of thirds, depth of field, crop, composition
How to use tools, materials, and techniques of various 2D and 3D media to make intentional choices in my original art.
Elements of Art:
Line, Shape, Color, Space, Value, Form, Texture
Principles of Art:
Pattern, Balance, Rhythm, Proportion, Unity, Emphasis, Variety
How the Elements and Principles of Art are used in art creation
Sixth Grade Vocabulary
contour
gesture
silhouette
slab
slip & score
perspective
symmetry
asymmetry
radial
ancient
plastic
leatherhard
greenware
bisque
glazeware
Cubism
Surrealism
Impressionism
craftsmanship
critical thinking
color theory
hues
tone
unity
rhythm
intensity
converging
parallel
perpendicular
Color Schemes: Warm, Cool, Neutral, Monochromatic, Complementary, Analogous
The color wheel and mixing colors
Adding white to a color makes it lighter. This is called a tint.
Adding black to a color makes it darker. This is called a shade.
Intensity: The brightness or dullness of a color
Value: The lightness or darkness of a color
Identifying and drawing 3-D forms, using size, placement, and overlapping to create depth in artwork: Cube, cylinder, sphere, pyramid, cone
Identifying and drawing organic forms
One-point perspective
Positive and negative space and how to use it
Different types of balance and how to use them in art:
Symmetrical, Asymmetrical, Radial
How to use proportion, especially in the human figure and in facial features
Artists and movements from around the world and through history
Specific characteristics of ancient art history periods and movements
Photography: rule of thirds, depth of field, crop, composition
How to use tools, materials, and techniques of various 2D and 3D media to make intentional choices in my original art.
Elements of Art:
Line, Shape, Color, Space, Value, Form, Texture
Principles of Art:
Pattern, Balance, Rhythm, Proportion, Unity, Emphasis, Variety
How the Elements and Principles of Art are used in art creation
Sixth Grade Vocabulary
contour
gesture
silhouette
slab
slip & score
perspective
symmetry
asymmetry
radial
ancient
plastic
leatherhard
greenware
bisque
glazeware
Cubism
Surrealism
Impressionism
craftsmanship
critical thinking
color theory
hues
tone
unity
rhythm
intensity
converging
parallel
perpendicular