This is one of the kids favorite projects. We paint a fern frond then make prints with it.
I try to teach them how to show depth with color and position.
Looks like a forest on the wall.
Fall is a great time to study insects.
The students are given a picture of an insect and they have to enlarge it and make it look real by using color and proportions.
I also showed them several techniques to shade to look more three dimensional.
Grades 1 & 2 painting fall trees.
I've done more painting this fall than I usually do. I usually am asking "why?" about 10 minutes after we begin class! They love it, but self-control is not always in abundance!
These butterfly projects teach symmetry.
They have to draw one side then trace the other side so they are the same.
I let them choose their own colors this time. Being realistic isn't a lot of fun at this age!
Next time we will show our leaf projects.
1 comment:
Very cool! I love the fern prints! And the bugs are very fun, too. I'm sure they LOVE paint-- I even had a few high schoolers squeal with delight when I said we would start painting next week. :)
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