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Friday, August 9th

Hi, guys! I have a few videos for you to watch about getting started with art Acton Marietta. You may not get through all of them during art time today but you can finish them as you have extra time.  I promise I won't always talk this much but I have a lot to introduce you to this week!

Please watch the videos in order as they will make more sense. You can watch as a group or you can pop in your earbuds or headphones and listen individually. Your choice!  I'll also stop by to chat with you guys about any questions you have.
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At some point today, we'll also gesso (put a thick white paint-like substance) the covers for a group project that all the Eagles are working on -- more on that later... 

(Use the arrows in the bottom right corner to enlarge the video)
After you watch the video, take some time to work with some of your new pencils and practice some of the sketching technique he mentions in the above video. Practice sketching whenever you have some free time. The more you practice, the stronger your drawings will be!

REMINDERS:
  • Stay loose, lots of short lines - don't commit to hard lines at first!
  • Messy lines are totally fine as you're sketching, you'll clean it up later!
Camera Basics for Getting Started!
Check out this cheat sheet below and try out some of these composition techniques this week as you're taking photographs.
Picture
This link goes to a page about outdoor painting but the composition examples work for photography as well. See what you think!
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