This week in art class, the students used the sight-size method of drawing at the easels to draw a tropical fish in white pastel pencil on blue paper. Then they used oil pastels to finish their beautifully colored tropical fish. Awesome! Scroll through the slideshow to see the students at work.
We’ve been busy drawing animals, and today the students drew pandas! Then they painted the panda portraits in acrylic paint on canvas. Very cute!
Using their sight-size drawing skills, my older students drew a portrait of a lion in pencil on drawing paper. They did a great job! Scroll through the slideshow to see the finished lion portraits.
This week the students used the sight-size method of drawing at the easels and drew a flower and vase in pencil on drawing paper. Then they transferred their drawings onto heavier watercolor paper and painted their drawings with watercolor paint. Here is a picture of the kids working on their watercolor paintings. Lovely!
Today at Summer Art Camp, we painted a summer sunset landscape! The students painted a sunset beach scene in acrylic paint on canvas. Beautiful! Scroll through the slideshow to see a finished sunset painting!
This week at Summer Art Camp, we painted all kinds of summertime fun including the beach! Today the students painted a palm tree and ocean beach landscape in acrylic paint on canvas. Great job! Scroll through the slideshow to see a picture of the students at work on their beach paintings!
Drawing buildings in perspective can be difficult, but this week in art camp the students did a great job drawing 3-dimensional lighthouses in perspective! They drew their lighthouses with graphite on watercolor paper. Then they painted their lighthouses with watercolor paint and they looked fantastic! Scroll through the slideshow to see a finished lighthouse watercolor painting!
Using their sight-size and cast drawing skills, my older students did a profile portrait drawing in vine charcoal on toned drawing paper. Great job! Scroll through the slideshow to see a finished portrait drawing.
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For the past several weeks, my older students have been using their sight-size drawing skills to draw from plaster casts. Cast drawing teaches them to see and draw shapes and 3-dimensional form. They did their drawing and shading using vine charcoal and white chalk on toned drawing paper. Impressive! Scroll through the slideshow to see their other cast drawing.