Check out these awesome observational drawings!
Students reviewed how to draw complex objects by breaking them down into simple shapes, then adding lines to show detail!
Students used an ultra-fine point black sharpie marker to do the basic line drawing of their objects. Once it was time to add color, students were given watercolor pencils. But they quickly noticed something.... they only had red, blue, yellow, brown, white, and black... So hands quickly shot up into the air requesting the missing colors. To the student's surprise I reacted as though I had never heard that there were more options within watercolor pencils and explained they would have to think back to previous lessons to solve this problem.
Immediatley discussion began about what two colors make green, purple, and orange. Students quickly realized that...
RED + BLUE = PURPLE
YELLOW + BLUE = GREEN
RED + YELLOW = ORANGE
Students did a great job layering the water color pencils then adding water on top when finished to turn the average looking colored pencils into magnificent paint! Check out the amazing results the students of first and second grade achieved!
**Parents: Color mixing is a great concept to review with your students over the winter holiday. For younger students, read the story Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh! For older students ask them to describe colors using the "Ish".... for example, rather than a color being blue, it could be "blue-ish, green-ish" for this, have students read the story Ish by Peter H. Reynolds!!
