More progress 8 MT

Best of all was that you guys really showed positive understanding of our classroom Tikanga in an 'Art' space. Lots of cool things are happening...

Some progress works:

Understanding 'Tache' and some really nice layering and mark making in paint year 8 gb/mt/wh. Of course, these paintings are incomplete! Students are making great progress so far:

And we are Painting!

This has been a great week to see the student's work come alive as painting.

Things we learnt this week about TECHNIQUE
- Flat ferrule brush, which was invented during the impressionist period
- Tache - french for light touch and how the impressionists painted
- Colours can mix optically (your eye mixes the two colours next to each other) on the canvas/paper
- Dabs of paint, water often painted horizontally (across), reflections 'drawn' overtop vertically(up and down)

Feel free to re-watch the below video or search up others on how to paint impressionist style, or like Monet.

Things we are working on about Art room Tikanga:
- Newspaper is on all painting desks
- Use small amounts of paint
- Clean your own brushes really well with brush cleaner on your palm and then rinse thoroughly, dry.
- You help your classmates clean up, not just "I've done my bit"
- We don't play silly-beggars with paint!

Her are some lovely photos of some work so far, I will add some progressed ones next week: