I sometimes look at stock illustrations on websites like gettyone.com for inspiration. I found a simple drawing of a snowman on skis that I really liked, and remade with my glue and pastel technique. 1. Drawing lightly on black paper, make three overlapping circles, each getting a bit smaller as they go up.
2. Draw simple stick arms, a face and buttons.
3. Add stick ski poles attached to the hands, and a hat that sits on top of the head. Stripes are nice as they allow for extra color.
4. Draw two skis below the bottom circle, and then a curved horizon line. Trace all lines with a thin line of white glue and let dry for 6 hours or so.
5. When dry, color in all the areas with pastel. I used Art Stix for this picture, which are a kind of new-fangled stick that don't have all the chalky-ness of the chalk pastels. They aren't cheap, but they are clean and sturdy and seem to last forever.





5 comments:
I really like this project!
I recently found your website, and I'm going to use some of your projects to supplement our home school art curriculum. Thank you so much for sharing your ideas here.
Thank you for sharing all of these art projects with us. I've just found your site and still have much of it to go through.
I'll be checking in often as our children LOVE art...and making it!
I hope you don't mind if I add your link to my site. (I'd be happy to add a "button" for your site if you have one). Thanks again.
We did these tonight. For my three year old, I put the glue down, so all he did was color it in. The Color Stix are so easy to use - and they are on sale at Dick Blicks right now (I think it was $14 for the package of 12). My kindergartener is quite proud of his snowman, and he's giving it to his art teacher tomorrow!
Here's our projects!
http://pattonswithpassion.blogspot.com/2008/11/todays-art-project.html
THANKS SO MUCH!
I a new reader of your blog and I love it. I'm going to try this idea with my 1st and 2nd grader tonight!!
I would also love to see more of your multicultural projects. I teach global missions at my church and think it would be great to include more art and less crafts.
I've already linked to your paperweaving project and like one of your other commenters, would be willing to add a "button" linking to your page if you have one.
Have a great day and thanks for sharing.
Penny
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