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Masterpiece Recreation

As part of their acrylic painting unit, students in Art 2 choose a work of art to study. The goal of this exercise is analyze the palette, brushwork, and opacity/translucency of a favorite artist, and to experiment with the artist's techniques. Students gain an understanding of how paintings are built and layered as well as how to mix apply color.


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Self Portraits

Students in Art 2 made observational self portraits using oil crayons on paper.


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