The Egg

This week we drew an egg!

If you have ever tried to draw and egg, you will immediately know that this is not easy.

I was excited to see what these children would make of it.

We drew in pencil. 

I walked them through concepts around 

*shadow

*dark and light parts of the egg

* the point of light

* the intensity of the dark places

* the bouncing back of light onto the egg

These are all what I like to call the science of art!

The work was beautiful.

These children really worked very well and percervered.

Here are the examples!!

well done!

 I asked the children some questions about shading.... here is what  some of them  said.

Matty -7 - When you give something shadow.

Stephen - 7 - When you make something look 3D.

Naive- 9- using pencil to make shadow. using a pencil to make the light shine on an egg.

Andrea-6- I used a pencil I shaded dark around the egg. It made a shadow.

Sisipho - 9 - shading by using dark colour and light colour. it made the egg look round.

Leanna- You can use your finger and pencil to make the egg seem round.

Sarah - 9 - Shading is about light and dark in parts.

Aiden -11 - it is filling in shape with different types of pencil marks.

Killian 9 - shading is when you press hard with your pencil to make weight and to give some shape.

Ethan 9- I coloured in lightly and then dark,

 Sean - 9 - I  also used an eraser. We are giving weight and making it look realisticand round.

Cathryn - 6 - shading is making the shadow dark and the egg dark.:)

Liam - 9 - shading is when you make something dark and give it weight.

Drew - I drew the egg and then the shadow. On the dark bits I pressed hard and on the light bits I pressed light.

Nice. I love these ideas!!