This project seems to be a new artroom
staple. I ha
ve seen it
everywhere on the web. I did this once during student teaching and the kids really seemed proud to create an illusion so I decided it would be a good intro lesson for the beginning of the year. My fifth graders created these optical illusions using colored pencils, markers, and complementary color schemes. They were allowed to pick two pairs of color to alternate between each cone, but the only stipulation was that the two colors had to be complements. For example if you pick a purple marker you have to use a yellow colored pencil. This gave the lesson another element of learning, and the kids haven't forgotten their complementary colors all year. To start out I did a power point presentation on Bridget Riley and Julian Beever. We discussed the difference between Bridget Riley's Op Art work and Julian Beever's illusions. While students might call both optical illusions Riley's are really the true works of Op Art. I was so impressed with how much information they retained from this lesson. It was a great way to get the year started and all the Op Art vocabulary and artist discussions made for some big Glad Cash pay outs!!
staple. I ha
ve seen it 
everywhere on the web. I did this once during student teaching and the kids really seemed proud to create an illusion so I decided it would be a good intro lesson for the beginning of the year. My fifth graders created these optical illusions using colored pencils, markers, and complementary color schemes. They were allowed to pick two pairs of color to alternate between each cone, but the only stipulation was that the two colors had to be complements. For example if you pick a purple marker you have to use a yellow colored pencil. This gave the lesson another element of learning, and the kids haven't forgotten their complementary colors all year. To start out I did a power point presentation on Bridget Riley and Julian Beever. We discussed the difference between Bridget Riley's Op Art work and Julian Beever's illusions. While students might call both optical illusions Riley's are really the true works of Op Art. I was so impressed with how much information they retained from this lesson. It was a great way to get the year started and all the Op Art vocabulary and artist discussions made for some big Glad Cash pay outs!!
