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Education That Inspires.

The Why Behind You

Shaping the next generation of Artists.

Student Work - Lake Creek Highschool

Introduction

Leaders Lab

All this artwork came out of a powerful exercise we did with the students at Lake Creek High School, focused on the art of expression. A class we call Leaders Lab, a space created by the teachers and myself to help students grow. Students express their thoughts and emotions through art has been truly inspiring.

Lake Creek High school

    Lesson Objective

    1. Help students explore the why behind art.
    2. Develop self-expression through creative exercises.
    3. Teach students how to visually represent emotions, thoughts, and ideas.
    4. Connect warm-up exercises to the final artwork.

    Warm-Up #1: Drawing Emotions with Abstract Lines & Shapes

    Black & White Abstract Art

    Objective

    This warm-up helps students think visually and connect emotions to art using only lines and shapes in black and white. The goal is to express emotions without words and prepare for the main artwork.

    Understanding Emotions

    1. Before we start drawing, let’s think: How do emotions feel?

    2. Some emotions feel light and airy, others feel heavy and strong.

    3. Art is like movement, we can show emotions with different types of lines.

    Choose 4 Emotions

    Happiness

    Curvy, flowing, bouncy lines that feel light and playful.

    Sadness

    Droopy, soft, downward strokes that feel slow and heavy.

    Anger

    Sharp, jagged, crisscrossing lines with hard, dark strokes.

    Fear

    Shaky, wobbly, uneven lines that overlap or look unsteady.

    Excitement

    Bursting, radiating, quick short strokes that feel fast and energetic.

    Calm

    Smooth, flowing, gentle curves with open spaces.

    Power

    Bold, strong, thick strokes with commanding angles.

    Boredom

    Flat, slow, repetitive strokes that don’t change much.

    Frustration

    Tight, scribbled, hard-pressed marks with overlapping lines.

    Anxiety

    Tight, circular scribbles and scattered lines that feel restless.

    Guilt

    Heavy, dragging downward lines that seem to sink.

    Confusion

    Tangled, looping, overlapping lines that go in different directions.

    Portfolio's Creative World: Where Imagination Meets Reality

    Art Techniques to Create Mood & Emotion

    Hatching (closely spaced parallel lines) can build texture and shading fast, sharp hatching can add energy or tension, while soft, light hatching feels more gentle and calm.


    Cross-hatching (crisscrossing lines) makes areas look darker and more intense, great for showing deep emotions like sadness, anger, or mystery.


    Stippling (small dots placed close together) creates shading and softness light stippling feels airy and calm, while dense stippling feels heavy and serious.


    Smudging & blending make drawings look dreamy and soft, helping to express emotions like peacefulness or sorrow.

    Examples

    The Color of Emotion


    Step-by-Step Instructions

    Step 1-  Choose one emotion you’re feeling (example: calm, excited, frustrated, happy).

    Step 2 - Pick 3–4 colors from the shared bowls that represent that emotion.

    Step 3 - Take 9–12 pre-cut squares for each artwork.

    Step 4 - On your white base paper, glue down the colored squares in a pattern that feels right to you.

    Step 5 -Repeat this process 4 times to create 4 separate pieces.

    Step 6 - Take all 4 artworks home. Each one shows The Color of Your Emotion.

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