Flint Corn Observational Drawings

 

My students were not having it with this observational drawing project, lol

The patience required to draw individual corn kernels is something that todays generation is not equipped with sadly.

Grade 7-9 students drew ornamental corn from observation. 

Then they outlined everything in ultrafine sharpie.

Then they added the warm colours using watercolour pencils. 

Some of the finished ones!

Spooky Halloween Windows with chalk marbling

This is a great one day lesson for Halloween!

I saw this project idea as a reel on the Instagram account of Ms. Potts’ Art Room.

The only difference is we did chalk marbling, and she used a paint marbling kit.

I didn't want to order a kit, so used chalk marbling and it worked well, but with 

probably more subtle colours. 

I pre printed out a window template as I didn't want to have students using the Sharpies to colour all of that- the smell gets strong fats and the sharpies just die that much faster. 

Grade 4-6 students drew spooky silhouettes within each window. It could be spooky or cute. 

I had to carefully review/explain the concept of silhouette with my kids: it is the dark shape or outline of a person, animal, or object seen against a lighter background.

Visual representation

A dark image against a bright background, such as a person in front of a sunset.

The interior of the shape is usually solid and featureless.

It differs from an outline, which is a linear drawing of the edge, whereas a silhouette is a solid shape

Once the images were drawn, they coloured them in using sharpies.

Then we filled an Ikea bin up with about 1 inch of water and scraped Prang chalk gently onto the surface. We used between 2-3 colours. Use more chalk for a more intense colour. Then swirl the chalk using a bamboo stick.

Ley the artwork down gently onto the water and press the back. 

Peel it up to reveal a cool marbling pattern!  The kids loved this step. Leave these to dry. 

We placed them on large sheets of paper to dry. 

Some of the finished artworks! 

 

Autumn Tree with Falling Leaves Painting

This project was inspired by THIS post from the wonderful Art Projects For Kids website.

Fall is my favourite season and we're lucky to have a beautiful fall in Canada!

Starting with 9 x 12" heavy white paper, Grade 4-6 students taped down a border. Then they painted a sky of their choice and then some autumn coloured ground. While it dried, students practiced drawing realistic bare branched trees and leaves. 

Remove the tape and then students drew their tree and leaves. 

I encouraged them to add a creative element of their own.

Then they coloured everything in using pencil crayons.

Some of the early finishers: