Pop Goes the Op Art!

This week the Co-op Elementary art class experienced Op Art which is short for Optical Art. It's geometric, bright, and makes the eyes see an illusion of depth or sometimes movement. We began by learning a design we called, circus tent. Some students went on to learn a second design, which we called yarn. We learned our designs using markers and 4.5x6 inch cards. The students homework was to do a 9x12 drawing using the patterns we learned, or by trying one of the ones below.

These designs are step by step. New lines are added in red. When using a pencil to make a guide line, make your lines very, very light.

"Circus tent" is the first design. It can be colored as desired. It helps the design pop if you use  checkerboard style coloring.

Here are two of the students drawings using the circus tent like design.

The next design we called "Yarn". Color the ends of the "poofs" darker which adds to the illusion of depth.

This is an extra design that wasn't covered in class. It can be done with a foot outline, hand outline, or a large shape such as a star. The shape outline is done lightly in pencil and erased after the drawing is finished. This drawing I call "Relief."

Next week we will learn about De Stijl art. We will use pencils, paper and glue.