3RD GRADE: WATERCOLOR EXPLORATION

Students were learning all about watercolor through this free exploration lesson. Student were shown the wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry and crayon resist techniques and then were free to paint! After they painted, they looked for cool shapes made by the flowing watercolors. The found shapes were outlined with a thin black Sharpie. The result was some pretty cool abstract art!

3RD GRADE: PANAMA MOLAS

3rd graders learned about Molas in art class. Molas are brightly colored fabric pieces that are sewn onto clothing in Panama as decoration. The fabric is stitched together in layers to created colored line patterns. Most molas have subjects such as animals and nature. Students chose their subject and got to work on theses beautiful pieces.

3RD GRADE: OAXACAN ANIMALS

3RD GRADE: PASTEL PUMPKIN STILL-LIFE

 

 Students began by sketching the still-life with white chalk on black paper.

 They made sure to add curved lines to help the pumpkin look real.

 Glue was added over the chalk lines. When the glue dried, it helped keep the shape of the pumpkins and gourds.

 Student used chalk pastels to color their artwork.

 Students were encouraged to use at least 2 colors on each object to help show the light and dark areas on the objects. They turned out beautifully!!!

3RD GRADE: TINTS AND PATTERN CIRCLE PAINTINGS

 3rd grade is learning about color and pattern! They learned that a Tint is any color plus white. Also, they were learning more about painting and how to correctly use and clean a paintbrush.

 Students began the project by making a circle design on their paper by tracing various lids. They were encouraged to overlap their circles and let some of them go off the page for a more pleasing composition.

 Next, students chose a tint and carefully painted in the background or negative space. They learned that the negative space is the area around the object or subject in a painting.

After the negative space was dry, students were able to begin mixing their own tints. They learned that you should always start with the lightest color first when mixing paint! They painted their circles or the positive space with the tints that they mixed on disposable palettes. 

 Students finished by adding patterns with crayons!

3RD GRADE: PETER DIEM COWS

 Thanks to kidsartists for introducing me to the artist Peter Deim & for the lesson idea! The students loved creating and painting these colorful cows!

For more info on Peter Diem visit: http://www.diem.nl/about.php