Shapes, Space, and Doodles with Fredericko Alvarado
From Kennedy Center: Teaching Artists Present · 2020
6 minK1st2nd3rdArt
Summary
Artist Fredericko Alvarado shows how to build your own doodles out of simple shapes and the space around them. Part of the Kennedy Center's Teaching Artists Present series — gather a few simple materials and make along with the teaching artist.
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All ages
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Discussion
This make-along is about trying ideas and materials.
- What choices did you make while you were creating?
- What would you do differently next time?
- What does your finished piece show about you?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: material, design, texture, shape, create.
Try it: Make along with the teaching artist, then add one detail that makes the piece your own.