Eek! Just look at these Art 8 students drawings coming together! I am beyond excited to witness their effort in drawing from observation and creating value with the drawing pencils. It's not easy...and they may be a little annoyed with me for making them go back and add more shading....and then even more shading....but, WOW, it's worth every pencil stroke!
We had a little watercolor exploration and practice this week to help students feel more comfortable with the watercolors. We learned how to "drop in" color to a waterery wash, how to keep lines neat, and how to blow, drip and splatter the paint in a controlled fashion.
I also wanted them to start thinking about their options when adding watercolor to their pencil drawings...will they add color around the drawing? Will they make the drawing appear to be "draining" color out of it? Will they overlap two or more techniques? How much white will remain on the paper? Will they add drips or splatters? What colors will they use? So may artistic choices to make!
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