Seventh Grade Artist Trading Cards

Before making our trading cards students were given PowerPoint presentations on creativity & originality, also one on high quality examples of trading cards.
I gave students some activities to draw out their creativity that are based on techniques used in writing classes. I emphasized story, message, and emotions. Additionally, students were given several mini lessons regarding materials, and techniques for creating engaging trading cards including Styrofoam & marker prints, sand paper & crayon transfers, crayon and black tempera etchings,tape resist, glue resist, rubbings, water soluble marker washing, and line drawing.

Georgia O'Keefe Style Chrysanthemums

Water based markers washed with water.
DK, K and 1st graders were introduced to Georgia O'Keefe and her inflated compositions of flowers. Students were encouraged to leave the tips of the petals off the page, but this was really heard for them. These little ones tend to interpret what that know about the subject and ignore the boundaries of the paper.