Oct 31, 2009

Oil Pastel Snowman

This is a little twist (literally) on the usual snowman drawing. It asks students to think about circles can become spheres and have a 3-dimensional shape to them.
1. I started by giving studets a large black paper (12" x 17") and a cardboard circle template (5" diam.) They used the template for drawing the bottom circle, and then had to draw the middle and top circle themselves, in pencil.
2. Next, they were to choose to draw their snowman as turned to either the right or the left, just not head-on as they probably have done in the past.
3. After the pencil drawing was done, the lines were to be traced heavily with a black pastel. Finally, the snowman and background are colored in.
4. I wanted to find an easy way to display the artwork, and found that some leftover white packing boxes were the perfect solution. I taped them shut and spray mounted the art to the smooth side. Voila! A poor man’s self-standing canvas!

9 comments:

Kangaroo said...

what a great idea; a very simple way to teach perspective. thank you!

Rachel@oneprettything.com said...

Very cute, I love playing with pastels. I'll be linking.

Cindy said...

What a great idea for the canvas, using a gift box. Very clever! I love your site and have it linked to mine so I never miss a post. Thanks so much for sharing!

laura said...

This is my first visit (I came over from That Artist Woman) and I just love your blog--what great projects; and you walk thru the steps so clearly. I'll have to try some of these myself!

sheila said...

I loved this snowman so much I made them with the kids (and blogged about them) today. I linked you for the credit!

Thanks. Great blog you have.

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What a cute snowman!
Although I have always been afraid of this representative character, I think working on this craft will help me to overcome my fears

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