Sketchbook Paintings

At the beginning of the year, all students created sketchbooks to keep art class notes and sketches organized. The front of each students' sketchbook also holds a grade sheet to track daily participation and "I CAN " objective grades, which means that all middle school students always know their grades! Sketchbooks are also a place to practice drawing skills if students complete a project early.

The first element of art that we learned about this year was LINE. NTA artists of all ages learned about many types of line and how this simple element can create amazing designs. Middle school students used various tools (cardboard pieces, combs, etc) to move paint around a piece of construction paper to create line designs for their sketchbooks. Middle school was off to a great start to the year with this project !