Letter Perfect Watercolours

This is an abstract watercolour project based on symmetry. Students also learn how to use watercolours in a controlled method. I found the lesson years ago in a April 2001 issue of Arts & Activities magazine (yes, I've been teaching a long time!). The author was Art teacher Steve King.

This is a fairly simple watercolour project which I consider "structured creative". That is, it gives some guidelines for success, but students can make their own design and colour decisions.

Find all the steps in my original post HERE.

This time around we only used letters, not shapes.

 

Finish Half a Drawing

This is a classic art project- my Grade 7-9 students found a detailed photo (shouldn't be too simple, like a daisy) online. It could be of any subject matter but most chose an animal. I printed them all out in black and white. Students then cut them in half any way they liked. They glued one half to a matching size sheet of drawing paper. Then, using the other half as reference, they tried to copy it as closely as possible. I think they did a great job and turtles were popular, lol.