6th Grade: Scrolls and Value

 6th  Grade have been sharpening their value skills by undertaking a project called 'Value Scrolls'.

Value:

First, draw scrolls with a pencil.

We drew a few scrolls as a class on the white-board; experimenting if they were rolled slightly different from each other. Easiest way is to start was with a squished swirl and then draw straight lines down from the edges our shape to the bottom of our paper. Don't forget to do the same on the inside, stopping with you hit the swirl lines. (I made a quick tutorial in Paint. Forgive the quality.)

Second, shade the scrolls with pencils. 

I demoed some 'real-life' paper scrolls, holding them up to a lamp to show which sections would be highlights and what parts would fall into shadows.

Heavier pressure was used for the shaded area, lighter pressure for the highlight areas, and left our paper white for where the light would hit the scroll directly. Smooth gradients turned out the best.

We gave our pictures a finishing touch by adding a background and color to our scrolls.

Color to our scrolls had to be done carefully; keeping in mind that the shadow areas would require heavier pressure and lighter pressure where the light hit the strongest.