Friday, June 26, 2015

Steam-Punk

Steampunk
[steem-puhngk]

noun

1.
a subgenre of science fiction and fantasy featuring advancedmachines and other technology based on steam power of the 19thcentury and taking place in a recognizable historical period or afantasy world.
2.
a subculture inspired by this literary and film subgenre:
the fashions and gadgets of steampunk.

Sixth grade art students were instructed to do a contour drawing of an animal and add in detailing showing steampunk designs.  I gave them pictures of gears, screws, clock parts, goggles and metal to give them inspiration.  They used Molly's ebony drawing paper http://www.mollyhawkins.com (I love this paper), metallic colored pencils, metallic markers, and metallic crayons.  

Prang Metallic Watercolors
Rich and luxurious

Prang Metallic Markers
Vibrant colors and smooth layout
Each student used their imagination to visualize what their animal was made out of!  After their drawings were complete, they created a cardstock template of the face of their animal.  Template was used to cut out clay.  Hand building techniques were used to add parts to the face.  Finally, a coat of black acrylic paint covered their entire piece and was left to dry.  Prang metallic watercolors were used on top of the black background.  These tiles are very striking in person!  

Lily used a cool color scheme to show to coolness of the metals.

Sophia added a lot of detailing.

Lexi attaches gears and metal together to construct her turtle.

McKayla used a pug as her contour drawing.


Alexis took her time to texturize the background!

Lexi uses metallic color for a focal point.



Lily creates a simple metallic palette.



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