2nd Grade: Op-Art

Second Grade's Op Art.
We learned that op-artists tried to fool the eye of the viewer into seeing something that really wasn't there such as a hand popping up under a sheet of paper.
We first traced our hands lightly with pencil and later erased it. Next, we used horizontal lines across the background, curving them slightly when they went over the wrist and hand. After that, we talked about how light and shadows might interact with a raised bump. Many of my 2nd graders were up for the challenge! Finally, we colored between our lines. Some got very creative with their lines by using squiggles and zig-zags instead of soiled colors.