In this work we’ll work on flat geometry, specifically the dodecagon, and the chromatic gradations with temperas.
Here you can apreciate the varieties of Christmas trees that the students made. The result was very nice and to see them all together a very interesting experience.
How to draw an octagone inscribed in a circle:
How to draw an heptagone inscribed in a circle:
How to draw a pentagone inscribed in a circle:
How to draw an hexagone:
Here you can find the characteristics of a polygon:
https://youtu.be/zI3rUMrRLF8
Star polygons
First thing we have to do is to find out the center of the sheet:
Once you have have found the center of the sheet….watch this video. In this video you can see how to make and decorate a star polygon, but it is only a suggestion, now you can choose the number of sides of your star polygon and decorate it however you want.
Starting from a star-shaped polygon of more than 12 points, the students have made a mandala like the ones you can appreciate here in this video:
