![]() ![]() They have to take their time and cut each copied image individually! I warn them, (because I KNOW middle schoolers,) not to stack their copies and try to cut through multiple layers of paper at once. ![]() The next task is to carefully cut out all the squares. The kids love the look of their design reversed!!! HINT: copy two tiles at a time to save paper, and use a sheet of grey paper over the tiles when copying- this helps define the edges of the design on the copies and makes cutting easier. Play around with the functions of your copier and you can hopefully figure it out! I make five sets of regular copies and five sets of negatives for students who made the larger square design, and I make 7 copies of in each style for the smaller square folks. Our school copiers have a feature that allows you to reverse the black and white areas to make “negatives”. Once the students complete their square “tile”, I make a set of photocopies for them. However, many designs, such as these, benefit from the added detail: In the case of the raccoon, it wasn’t necessary and would have actually been distracting. This can add visual interest to the overall design as well as establish some areas of high contrast. NOTE: in some cases, students create a patterned background if their design has a lot of unused space. Once the drawing is cropped, I give them a NEW square of quality paper, (I use Bristol finish vellum, but white card stock would be fine.) Using a light table, (or window,) the students lightly retrace their design on the new square with pencil, and then go over it with Sharpie back at their table. Here is a student who did an amazing raccoon drawing, and has cropped her picture with the 5” square. I have two templates to choose from based on the size of their drawing: a 3.5” square and a 5” square. I have found that this helps the students end up with a better overall design. Instead, they draw on 9” by 12” paper, and then crop a desired area into a square shape. Now, even though we are going to end with squares, it is very restrictive to start with a square. I let them choose the subject matter: animal, object, fantasy, vehicle, cartoon character, whatever! Since a lot of my lessons have established themes, they love the choice-factor in this one. The kids begin this project by drawing with pencil. ![]() Tuttle at the Saltonstall School in Salem, MA for the great idea!įor more step-by-step instructions on how to do this lesson with your students, read on! This lesson was inspired by an art project that my 6th grade son brought home. Some students made creative choices with overlapping as well as dividing and reassembling tiles to combine both positive and negative imagery in a single square! Careful and precise gluing as well as trimming their colored backing paper to create an even and consistent border were important craftsmanship goals. They had to use both positive and negatives, and were encouraged to “think outside the box” when making their compositions. (Most quality copiers have this feature- you might have to ask your school’s tech person how to do this!) Each student then carefully cropped their copies and created a unique arrangement with their squares. We then made photocopies of the original: some as “Positives” (regular copies,) and some as “Negatives”, where the black and white areas are reversed. ![]() We then went about drawing a square, tile-like design The subject matter was up to each individual student, but the focus was on creating a design that filled the space and had strong elements of both black and white areas. I asked them to observe what was dark and light in the negative and helped them come to the realization that dark and light areas are reversed on the film. You can create as many pages like this one or sub-pages as you like and manage all of your content inside of WordPress.Students began this fun, graphic lesson by looking at old black and white film negatives.
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