Op Art Valentines Day Art Project Middle School Drawing Lesson Sub Plan Activity

Valentine's Day Art Project or a QUICK Emergency Art Sub Plan Worksheet ready to go! Optical Illusion art is always a hit in middle school art class!

Engaging Value Shading Practice for Middle School or High School art students that also reinforces contrasting color combinations!

When you have to be gone but don't feel like a Sub can continue your lesson, sometimes you just need something fast and simple to keep kids engaged for the hour!

⭐This is a skill-building Value Shading Skills Practice Worksheet! Utilize this educationally valuable skills worksheet to teach and practice a variety of art skills and concepts to your students!

⭐This art activity will assist you to teach:

•Color Contrast

•Graphite Pencil Value Shading

•Gradient Analogous Color Blending

•Marker & colored pencil layering effects

•Shading to show form

•Craftsmanship

Students can draw their optical illusion by following the step-by-step instructions or the teacher can choose to use the pre-made activity worksheets to practice these skills right away!

⭐BONUS! This resource can be used as:

• ”Early-Finisher”
• Seasonal Valentine's Day display
• Art Sketchbook Enrichment Practice
• Calming “Extended Bell Ringer” to start the first 10 minutes of class daily.
• a Skills Practice activity to enhance your drawing lessons.
• Emergency Sub Plan Activity

Your students will come up with amazing & colorful variations to complete this satisfying practice activity!

⭐This 15 Page PDF Resource includes:

-4 page illustrated, step-by-step instructions to draw the Optical illusion freehand.

-3 printable, time-saving optical illusion worksheets are ready to go! One worksheet has the checkerboard pattern already marked out to use as Accommodation!

-”4 Variations Handout” with instructions to explain how to use this design to cover a variety of shading skills to apply.

-4 finished designs as color examples to assist the Design Process.

Creates a dazzling end product! Stunning when displayed end-to-end as a large class mural!

❤️ If you would like more Value Shading Practices or Optical Illusion Lessons take a look at these items from Sparklegal's Art Magic TPT Store!

• Optical Illusion Design Packet
• Value Shading Worksheet 1-Hour Sub Plan
• Color Contrast Name Design with Doodle Optical Illusions
• Shaded Bubble Letter First-Week-of-School Name Tags
• Shamrock Saint Patrick's Day Art Activity
• Rainbow Name Designs

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