6th Grade- Radial Name Kaleidoscope

For our next project we will take a look at Op Art, balance and the history of the kaleidoscope. You will create your own piece of op art using your name as your subject matter. You may color the piece with whatever colors you like,  but remember you are creating a mirror image, so your colors should too.

OP ART

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/history/optical.html

http://arthistory.about.com/cs/arthistory10one/a/op_art.htm

Types of balance

http://createartwithme.com/types-balance/

https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/4-types-of-balance-in-art-and-why-you-need-them

History of the Kaleidoscope

http://www.kaleidoscopestoyou.com/hiofka1.html

1. First, fold your paper in half diagonally, then in half again. Unfold it and set it aside.

2. Now grab the triangular piece of paper.
3. With the flat edge along the bottom and the point facing up, write your name with large stick letters so that it fills the entire triangle.

4. Now, draw an outline around your stick letters to make nice, thick letters that touch all three sides of your triangle. Trace over your pencil lines with a black marker, crayon, or colored pencil.

5. Next, place the triangle with your name on it under one of the corresponding triangles on the other paper. Trace your outline letters with pencil onto the new paper.

6. Continue tracing your name onto each section, flipping your name over every other time to achieve a “mirror image”. (Flipping your name over every other time is essential to achieving a mirror image, so don't forget this important step!!)

7. Then, trace over all your pencil lines with a black marker.

8. Color with markers or colored pencils.

AR Standards: CR1.6.3 CR2.6.1