Updated Thiebaud

Here is a different version of a Wayne Thiebaud project.  We specifically looked at his cakes and discussed what types of 3D shapes we saw (cylinder, triangular prism...) as well as his straightforward compositions- rows with shadows and a blank background.  I showed students how to draw a 3D cake slice and a 3D cake with a slice missing.  I showed them step by step (and provided some oval tracers) and then supplied them with the same instrucions written/drawn out as a reminder.  They did a great job with these!  We used oil pasted to draw details and painted in the larger areas with tempera cakes.

Wayne Thiebaud Inspired Paintings

Students were introduced to the paintings of Wayne Thiebaud. Thiebaud's (pronounced Tee-bo) paintings depict realistically painted desserts and sweets. We looked at paintings of cakes, ice cream, lollipops and gumball machines before brainstorming other treats. Students drew multiple desserts and added details using oil pastels. They then painted them using tempera cakes.