Color, Line, Texture, Shape Oh My! 
The 2nd grade artists learned a lot about 4 elements of art: color, line, shape and texture by actually using them. They began with color, the students were just asked to paint their plate using 4 colors. They loved being able to go with the flow as they painted. We discussed why artists use certain colors. They said, "to tell a story, make their art pop and to make it look good."
Then they chose white or black and added lines. They thought artists used lines to "make their art pop, separate things and highlight shapes."
They added texture to their petals to "make it look real, make it 3-D and add interest."
The last step was to cut out shapes to create a flower. They loved adding shapes to make it "look like something, and detailed."
Now they know why artists use color, line, shape and texture and are looking forward to using them again!
