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Sasha Roberts<br />
Grade: 8<br />
School: NEST+m,<br />
Manhattan<br />
<strong>Art</strong> Teacher: Hilary Svihla<br />
Charcoal pencil on paper<br />
STUDENT: Being an artist<br />
has allowed me to look<br />
at things in life with a<br />
different point of view.<br />
It makes me see things<br />
in a more positive light,<br />
and helps me see the<br />
beauty in simple things.<br />
Ms. Svihla allows my<br />
own art style to emerge.<br />
By using tools such as<br />
blending stumps and<br />
tissues, and blocking<br />
in shapes of the bird<br />
in pencil, I was able to<br />
successfully blend with<br />
charcoal and create a<br />
solid sketch.<br />
TEACHER: Our class created charcoal<br />
drawings of animals with an emphasis<br />
on the Elements of <strong>Art</strong> and The<br />
Principles of Design. Students<br />
particularly worked on simulated<br />
texture, value, and pattern. They<br />
began with warm-up exercises in<br />
charcoal, drawing simulated texture<br />
swatches of animal fur, skin, and<br />
scales. Students practiced shading<br />
with value scales, drew light pencil<br />
sketches, and then added simulated<br />
texture and value to their drawings<br />
with charcoal pencil to create the<br />
illusion of volume and depth. The class<br />
created solid work and also enriched<br />
their visual arts vocabulary by learning<br />
terms such as simulated texture, value,<br />
pattern, contrast, and movement.<br />
Sasha’s drawing showcases her ability<br />
to depict the illusion of volume<br />
and depth through implementing a<br />
range of value on her subject. She<br />
applied a variety of charcoal-drawing<br />
techniques to create a dynamic and<br />
unified composition.<br />
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