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Recently I’ve been experimenting with having students start their paintings with watercolors and then adding details later. 1. I demonstrated how to start their bird paintings with a small circle for the head to one side of the paper and a curved body in the middle. Once filled in, some thick lines for tail feathers were added. To speed up the process, I gave each student a paper towel and had them blot their paintings dry. The colors will lighten up a bit but there's more color added later.
2. The students were given thin black oil pastels to trace their birds and add details.
3. I then had them go back to the watercolors to repaint the bodies and add opposing color the background to create a more vivid image.
2. The students were given thin black oil pastels to trace their birds and add details.
3. I then had them go back to the watercolors to repaint the bodies and add opposing color the background to create a more vivid image.
1 comments:
Kathy,
Very interesting to have the students start with the watercolor and then add the details. I have a "Monsters" lesson that would also be neat to see with this method. I would like to see more ideas from your watercolor class. Thanks for sharing!
Jessica
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