6 year old
I had the kids start this artwork by exploring blind contour drawing. Always a little scary at first when they realize they cannot see the paper, but on the whole creates a lot of giggling when they see the final results. This time they created the drawing using water-soluble graphite.
6 year old
I love the use of blind contour drawing to get the first marks on the paper. It usually results in a drawing they would of never made otherwise and the students always have the opportunity to draw into the work and change anything they are unhappy with in the initial drawing.
7 year old
7 year old
When they were happy with their drawing, I handed out a palette of liquid watercolor in only the primary colors. I gave a quick tutorial on how to mix the colors to create their own array of colors and also showed them a couple of techniques they could do with watercolor, such as scratching, blotting and the ever popular adding salt.
6 year old
8 year old
9 year old
The water-soluble graphite added some nice tones to the color when the water hit it. I had not told the kids the graphite reacted with water and it was fun to watch their reactions as they made the discovery.
6 year old
7 year old
I have yet to meet a student who does not like exploring this medium. It is always exciting to watch them learn through process with this medium and I truly enjoy listening to them share with each other discoveries they make while creating art.
9 year old
Once the paintings were dry, I gave each child the opportunity to use a permanent marker if they wanted to highlight some lines.
5 year old
And then we called them works complete. They were each so proud of what they created during this process. But most importantly, they had a great time exploring liquid watercolor while creating these marvelous birds.
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