Why did people first make drawings?Why do you like to draw?
What is it about making art that compels you to do it, even if you have to give up other things to have time for it?
6th grade students are looking at art from 50,000 years ago. Making art back then wasn't as easy as it seems. They had to make all their own tools and paints. Students are exploring cave art by making their own tools out of things they find around the classroom. They are discovering the advantages and disadvantages of individual materials as they try to make tools that create a specific type of line or texture. They are looking at how paints are made (with carbohydrates, proteins and oils as binders) and are experimenting with their own blends of homemade paint. And they are beginning to realize that the tools and paint they choose, effect the outcome of the art they make.
