Showing posts with label vocabulary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vocabulary. Show all posts

Tuesday, 29 March 2016

Friday, 22 May 2015

Talking about artworks...

VOCABULARY we are going to work with for some weeks:

3 artistic styles, degree of iconicity:
  • Realism: Images and pictures try to copy the reality. >> hyperrealism.
  • Figurative (representational art): Images and pictures interpret the reality.
  • Abstract: Images and pictures use lines, arcs, shapes, colours, textures... and you can not recognize the reality but emotions, dreams, feelings...
By theme:
  • PORTRAIT
  • SELF-PORTRAIT
  • LANDSCAPE (jungle - forest - mountains ...)
  • SEASCAPE
  • CITYSCAPE
  • STILL LIFE
By type:
  • SKETCH
  • DRAWING
  • PAINTING - artwork - masterpiece - picture - piece of art
  • COLLAGE
  • SCULPTURE - relief
  • ENGRAVING - collograph - blind collograph
By format:
  • Portrait (vertical)
  • Landscape (horizontal)



ARTE: GORD@S e delgad@s
Learn and enjoy!
 

Tuesday, 28 October 2014

Creating symmetries

You have been given one Halloween character to complete the missing part. You can not trace or fold it, nor measure more than 15 or 20 points (by using the drafting compass or a ruler) in order to get the mirror image by symmetry.

A symmetry task:



Wednesday, 23 October 2013

Discovering SYMMETRIES

You have been given one Halloween character to complete the missing part. You can not trace or fold it, nor measure more than 15 or 20 points (by using the drafting compass or a ruler) in order to get the mirror image by symmetry.

A symmetry task:



Thursday, 20 December 2012

IT activities for Christmas

CHRISTMAS VOCABULARY on PhotoPeach

  • Make a flake. Use a digital pair of scissors and create your own snowflake. It's exactly what we have done to decorate the stairs!.
  • Snowman. Create your own Christmas landscape.
  • Christmas tree Light Up!. Light up the Christmas tree by connecting all the wires and light bulbs to the electrical source.
  • Tree. Drag the ornaments to decorate your vey own Christmas Tree!.
  • Pixlr. You can use this easy drawing software online to create your own Christmas landscape (or whatever you want).
  • Sumopaint. You can use this drawing software online to create your own Christmas Scene.
  • More games here.

Thursday, 29 November 2012

The basics of geometry

Introduction
Introduction to constructions.  Compass. Ruler. Straightedge. Euclid.

Now, learn and enjoy with these introductory videos:
You will have to learn all these vocabulary. But... don't worry! We will go with it little by little.

POINT - LINE



PARALLEL LINES - CONVERGING LINES - ANGLE - TRIANGLES



ACUTE, RIGHT AND OBTUSE ANGLES - CIRCLE - RADIUS - CIRCUMFERENCE - DIAMETER



SQUARE - DEGREES



EQUILATERAL, ISOSCELES AND SCALENE TRIANGLES.
ACUTE, RIGHT ANGLED AND OBTUSE TRIANGLES.




POLYGONS (Wondeful video using Origami Technique)

Saturday, 20 October 2012

Thursday, 18 October 2012

Discovering SYMMETRIES

You have been given one Halloween character to complete the missing part. You can not trace or fold it, nor measure more than 15 or 20 points (by using the drafting compass or a ruler) in order to get the mirror image by symmetry.

A symmetry task:



Friday, 30 March 2012

HAPPY EASTER TIME!


We are on vacation. It may be a great idea to create something original for this season. In the video you will find some ideas and some materials you can use, just the things you have at home.

Bring your ARTWORK back to class and I will give you a VERY BIG POSITIVE MARK.


Try with Easter vocabulary here.

Sunday, 11 March 2012

Artistic Styles

VOCABULARY we are going to work for some weeks:

3 artistic styles, degree of iconicity:
  • Realism: Images and pictures try to copy the reality. >> hiperrealism.
  • Figurative (representational art): Images and pictures interpret the reality.
  • Abstract: Images and pictures use lines, arcs, shapes, colours, textures... and you can not recognize the reality but emotions, dreams, feelings...
By theme:
  • PORTRAIT
  • SELF-PORTRAIT
  • LANDSCAPE (jungle - forest - mountains ...)
  • SEASCAPE
  • CITYSCAPE
  • STILL LIFE
By type:
  • SKETCH
  • DRAWING
  • PAINTING - artwork - masterpiece - picture - piece of art
  • COLLAGE
  • SCULPTURE - relief
  • ENGRAVING - collograph - blind collograph
By format:
  • Portrait (vertical)
  • Landscape (horizontal)

HYPERREALISM
If realism is very very exaggerated, we have Hyper-realism:

REPRESENTATIONAL ART-FIGURATIVE ART
Reinterpretation



ABSTRACT ART



Thursday, 10 November 2011

Mythological monsters

Let's see how creative you are.
First of all you have to find out the meaning of these words and add them to your vocabulary list:
  • abominable snowman
  • android
  • dragon
  • Martian
  • mermaid
  • nessie
  • ogre
  • phoenix
  • robot
  • snowman
  • sphinx
  • ghost
  • unicorn
  • vampire
  • werewolf
Afterwards, you will have to choose two of them and create a drawing to be painted in a sheet of paper (A4). You can choose the techniques you feel are most appropriate for the task (free style techniques).

Last but not least, you will have to explain your drawing on the back page (of course, in English).




     



Tuesday, 1 November 2011

Halloween with ICT


Wanda Witch's House
If you want to learn about this celebration and practice its vocabulary, click on the pictures: (remember: right button of the mouse AND OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW, in order not to go out of this blog)

You should choose English, of course

About Halloween
Activities
Working in class
Dressing your Halloween

Jack O' Lantern Lab. Create your pumpkin and its face.

Bloompetals. Create your own pumpkin cutting it with a knife. -->Read carving instructions.

Squigly's Games. Puzzles, jigsaws...

JibJab videos. As always... terrific, in Halloween, too. Did you know it? You can do it as well but you will need to register (although it's free).


 Some Quizzes to practice your vocabulary: