In third grade we created name tags and studied the anatomy of salmon. We created a scientific drawing of salmon using the E-Z Draw method where we drew big shapes and lines called Macro, then moved into Medium sized shapes and lines called Medium, and finally drew small detailed lines and shapes called Micro. The elements of art that we explored are bellow.

line—an element of art: the flat path of a dot through space used by artists to control the viewer’s eye movement; a thin mark made by a pencil, pen, or brush

line quality—the width or appearance of any line, such as thick or thin, smooth or rough, continuous or broken

line types—the variety of directions and shapes that a line may have; vertical, horizontal, diagonal, curved, zigzag

line types—there are five (5) types of lines: vertical, horizontal, diagonal, curved, zigzag

shape—an element of visual arts; a closed space made when a line connects to itself

geometric shapes—a defined form; circle, square, triangle

geometric—any shapes that are based on math principles, such as a square, circle, and triangle hatching, cross hatching, scribbling, broken lines, repeating lines and shapes

texture—an element of visual arts; how something feels or appears to feel; stippling, hatching, cross hatching, scribbling, broken lines, repeating lines and shapes

drawing-techniques—different ways of drawing, such as hatching, stippling, contour, blending, or shading

hatching—drawing thin parallel or crossed lines

contour—drawing the outline of a shape

blending—

shading—drawing different grades of a color

sketch—a drawing without much detail, usually completed in a short amount of time; sometimes used as a rough draft for later work

value/shading—an element of visual arts; the lightness and darkness of a line, shape, or form