5th Grade Optical Illusions

Fifth grade students viewed and discussed Op Art, focused primarily on the work of Victor Vasarely. We talked about how an illusion can show movement and create three dimensional space, while existing on a two dimensional surface. Students used rulers and compasses to create the background of their work. They used sharpies for the black areas of their patterns and colored pencils to show shading in the white areas. Always a favorite! They are so impressed that they made this!

After this student asked why I was not taking a picture of her face, I told her I couldn't put her in my blog without parent permission. This is how she solved that problem for me! Kids can be so funny!