Art Class February 2012

Brianna Zehr's artwork

Every Tuesday and Friday at Calvary Christian School some of the high schoolers have an art class. This are class is taught by Mrs. Baker on Tuesday and Mrs. Meyer on Friday. This art class teaches us about the different kinds of art as well as how to better our art skills on volume, shading, color and design.

This semester we are learning how to draw things straight from nature and make them look like they actually would in real life. Mrs. Baker helps us pay attention to small detail as well as proper shading and how to use your drawing to fill up the paper and either make the object big or small.

We are currently working on a project where we are etching our designs into a single piece of linoleum. We had to create our design so that if you place it with the other design, it would connect to make a picture of a bigger design. This project is based on accuracy as well as creativity in the design.

I believe that art not only helps express yourself but also is a great way to show creativity and stretch your brain by thinking of creative and different ways to do things. Art is also a great way to express who you are and even sometimes how you feel. It is a subject you can play around with and have fun!

This art class has taught me so much, and I’m still learning from it. It teaches me how to use the proper sketch for certain drawings as well as proper shading and colors. The art teachers have done a great job of showing us how to draw things so they look like they actually would in nature. This art class has not only been fun, but has taught me lots!

- Lyssa Byers, Fresman