At the beginning of the year we studied sculptures and went on the Beauty of Bronze field trip. We learned about texture, balance, positive and negative space, movement and mood. We learned how to critique sculptures by describe our subject, analyzing the elements and principles of art, interpreting the message and making a judgement of the work we critiqued.
We also studied and used the following elements of art to create our art projects.

line—an element of art: the flat path of a dot through space used by artists to control the viewer’s eye movement; a thin mark made by a pencil, pen, or brush

line quality—the width or appearance of any line, such as thick or thin, smooth or rough, continuous or broken

line types—the variety of directions and shapes that a line may have; vertical, horizontal, diagonal, curved, zigzag

line types—there are five (5) types of lines: vertical, horizontal, diagonal, curved, zigzag

shape—an element of visual arts; a closed space made when a line connects to itself

geometric shapes—a defined form; circle, square, triangle

geometric—any shapes that are based on math principles, such as a square, circle, and triangle hatching, cross hatching, scribbling, broken lines, repeating lines and shapes

texture—an element of visual arts; how something feels or appears to feel; stippling, hatching, cross hatching, scribbling, broken lines, repeating lines and shapes

drawing-techniques—different ways of drawing, such as hatching, stippling, contour, blending, or shading

hatching—drawing thin parallel or crossed lines

contour—drawing the outline of a shape

blending—

shading—drawing different grades of a color

sketch—a drawing without much detail, usually completed in a short amount of time; sometimes used as a rough draft for later work

value/shading—an element of visual arts; the lightness and darkness of a line, shape, or form

realism—a style of art that portrays objects or scenes as they might appear in everyday life. A recognizable subject is portrayed using lifelike colors, textures, and proportion.