This kind of loose, simple landscape lets chalk pastels do what they do best – make smudgy, soft colorful shapes. 1. Starting with an orange...
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Showing posts with label chalk pastel. Show all posts
O’Keeffe Pastel Flower
Georgia O'Keeffe had a long and varied career but is mostly famous for her oversized flower paintings. 1. Let each student choose from ...
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Layered Pipes
I often introduce 3rd and 4th graders to shading and tinting techniques with circles and spheres, but found that straight lines are another ...
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Pastel Cactus Drawing
One of my favorite combos is blending chalk pastels over dried glue. I’m always on the lookout for new subject matter, so when I saw this ca...
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Keith Haring in Chalk and Glue
Keith Haring (1958 – 1990) was an artist and social activist whose work responded to the New York City street culture of the 1980s. His s...
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Oversized Chalk Self-Portraits
The idea of coloring with chalk over dried glue lines is not new to me, but trying it out on really large paper is. I loved how it let stude...
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M.C. Escher Eye Drawing
M.C. Escher was one of the world’s most famous graphic artists. He created many visual riddles, and an amazingly detailed piece titled “Eye”...
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Pastel Indian Corn
Fall is full of colorful imagery, be it pumpkins or leaves or corn. For some reason, glue drawing on black paper with chalk pastels, seems t...
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Kandinsky Cityscape
Kandinsky is perhaps best known for his abstract work, but I personally love the rich city life paintings he made, such as “Houses in Munich...
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Glue and Pastel Spiderweb
This basic glue and pastel process can be used with a variety of subject matter - this spiderweb worked well for little hands that were just...
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Cliff Dwelling Landscape
I found this landscape to be especially successful with boys, who love the idea of drawing their own fortresses with ladders, windows, etc. ...
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Glue and Pastel Landscape
Kids are SO lucky that new art supplies seem to constantly show up in stores these days. In my day, just having a 64-box set of crayons mean...
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Spheres in Space
Learning how to turn a circle into a sphere can be lots of fun if you use an outer space theme. 1. Die cut presses and heavy mat board were ...
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Snowman on Skis
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 ...
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