Art Portfolios
port·fo·li·o
pôrtˈfōlēˌō/
noun
pôrtˈfōlēˌō/
noun
Each student is required to create a portfolio to hold their artwork during their sessions in art. I introduce bubble letters and the students will create their name in bubble letters in a unique way to enhance their portfolio.
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Practice
1. In your sketchbook, practice writing your name in different ways. Choose your favorite. This will be the skeleton of the bubble letter.
2. Trace around each letter of your skeleton. Do not forget to include the circle (eyeball) inside the letters a, b, e, d, g, etc.
3. Erase the skeleton out of each bubble letter. Do not erase the eyeballs where present. You now have a bubble letter name.
2. Trace around each letter of your skeleton. Do not forget to include the circle (eyeball) inside the letters a, b, e, d, g, etc.
3. Erase the skeleton out of each bubble letter. Do not erase the eyeballs where present. You now have a bubble letter name.
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3 Line paper - print
1. Now using the 3 line a paper draw your name in skeleton form. See chart to place the top and bottom of capital and lowercase letters.
2. Trace around each letter as done in practice. It is okay to go above and below the lines. Do not forget to include the eyeballs where appropriate.
3. Erase the skeleton out of each bubble letter, leaving the eyeballs in place.
4. Begin to add flair to your letters. Flair is used in changing the appearance of the letter or decorating it. See the above examples.
2. Trace around each letter as done in practice. It is okay to go above and below the lines. Do not forget to include the eyeballs where appropriate.
3. Erase the skeleton out of each bubble letter, leaving the eyeballs in place.
4. Begin to add flair to your letters. Flair is used in changing the appearance of the letter or decorating it. See the above examples.
Portfolio prep & drawing
1. Fold a poster board in half and staple the sides.
2. Write your first and last name at the upper-right of posterboard
3. Using a pencil & ruler, measure 4 inches from the top and draw a line across the portfolio (long ways). Now measure 4 inches from the bottom and draw a line across the portfolio. Measure the distance between the two lines and mark halfway. Draw the halfway line across the portfolio. Your portfolio should look like your 3 line paper.
4. Using the steps above, redraw what was on your 3 Line Paper onto the portfolio using the 3 lines drawn on the portfolio.
5. Add your flair. Erase the three lines when you have finished drawing your bubble letters with flair.
6. Trace your bubble letters with a black sharpie.
7. Erase all pencil from portfolio.
See examples below.
2. Write your first and last name at the upper-right of posterboard
3. Using a pencil & ruler, measure 4 inches from the top and draw a line across the portfolio (long ways). Now measure 4 inches from the bottom and draw a line across the portfolio. Measure the distance between the two lines and mark halfway. Draw the halfway line across the portfolio. Your portfolio should look like your 3 line paper.
4. Using the steps above, redraw what was on your 3 Line Paper onto the portfolio using the 3 lines drawn on the portfolio.
5. Add your flair. Erase the three lines when you have finished drawing your bubble letters with flair.
6. Trace your bubble letters with a black sharpie.
7. Erase all pencil from portfolio.
See examples below.
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Add color
Using markers, begin to add color to your bubble letters. Make sure to fill in space completely. The poster board should not show through unless it is intentional. Be creative. Use dark & light versions of the color. Make it interesting. See the examples below to see different color techniques.
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Student Examples: (6th Grade)
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More options:
Have students create a bubble letter word on the back of the portfolio that best describes them. All the letters have to represent the word used.
This completes the portfolio unit.
Have students create a bubble letter word on the back of the portfolio that best describes them. All the letters have to represent the word used.
This completes the portfolio unit.