The Dusty Art Room

Project: Graffiti Name Wall I posted the earlier stages of our graffiti walls earlier, but here's some pictures from the progression.  What a great project!    Steps:  Students taped "mortar" lines with masking tape Painted brick texture Pulled off tape Splattered, speckled, and weathered the walls Created Graffiti style letters (option to transfer or create- this time most students chose to transfer, will work on inspiring original writing next trimester)  Outline letters in permanent marker Shade using colored pencils Cut out and glue letters to the wall Add other symbols as desired to complete the composition

Project: Graffiti Name Walls 7th grade students have started creating these brick walls as the first stage of our project.  Students learned about graffiti art and since we can't make real graffiti (it's ILLEGAL!) we made our own walls that we can create our art on.  We used masking tape to outline the bricks and after painting our brick texture we will remove the tape revealing the "mortar" lines.   Next: We will add paint drips, drops and splats before designing our names which will get collaged to our walls.   Check back for updates!