Artistic Activity: gradient chalk pastels

by Jacob CarrToday we did a fun activity from the curriculum I planned for my conference in India. So much of middle-school Art is focussed on contrast and gradient between dark and light, and the firm arising from the differences. I thought this was a fun way to practice.Materials:Chalk pastelsDrawing paperFound objectsRulerPencilFirst, students traced objects with their pencil on the paper.Second, students made intersecting lines across the paper.Third. Treating each segment as its own space, students created a gradient from dark to light by smudging the chalk pastels.