PAINTED PAPER

a faithful attempt: Op Art: 3-D Spheres This is a great lesson for when you have a Substitute teacher as you only need pencils, rulers and markers. There are many versions of this lesson floating around the internet~ this is how we did ours: First, I showed Grade 7 students samples of Op Art- works mainly by Hungarian artist Victor Vasarely, who is widely regarded as the father of the Op Art movement. Op Art is a style of visual art that makes use of optical illusions. Op art works are abstract, with many of the better known pieces made in only black and white. With students, discuss the idea of creating a 3-dimensional illusion of form and movement on a sheet of paper. Trace some circles (2-3 and different sizes) on a sheet of thin white paper. We use plastic lids which I hoard ;) to trace for the circles. Divide the circle down the middle, then add curved lines on either side- this helps give the illusion of form. Using a ruler, measure out a checkerboard design for the background. So this one below is all ready for colouring.