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Showing posts with label crayons. Show all posts

Printed Pumpkins

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I introduced my kinders last week to their first printmaking project. Learning how to draw different expressions on the faces, like those in...
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Back to School Stick Portrait

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Drawing stick people is usually a no-no for older students that are capable of doing more, but I’m thinking it might be fun to make them a s...
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Monogrammed Stationery

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I saw this idea in an old library book, and thought it was a really nice application of your basic crayon rubbing project. 1. I started with...
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Ocean Collage Art Journal Page

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 Save your nature magazines, or anything that has photos of water in it to make this fun collage page. 1. Students cut out enough swatches o...
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Watercolor Cow Face

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A piece of stock art inspired this simple watercolor cow with bold, colorful outlining. The trick is to trace the drawing of the cow many ti...
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How To Draw A Chameleon

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I showed my students how to draw a chameleon last week, which have lots of possibilities when it comes to coloring. Here’s my breakdown of ...
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How to Draw a Teddy Bear

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One last Valentine idea – a teddy bear holding a heart with message of choice. I loved how this worked out in my drawing class today. 1. Thi...
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Santa Claus Drawing

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I helped students draw a Santa today, and they had no trouble thinking of situations to put him in – on a roof, in front of a door or a tree...
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Snowman Drawing

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One simple change to a snowman’s face can add a ton of charm to a picture. I tried this out in a drawing class today and really liked the re...
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Maple Leaf Drawing

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Today I combined two past projects – how to draw a maple leaf and making a batik-looking watercolor and crayon drawing. The key is to use ch...
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How to Draw an Owl

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My students really enjoyed learning how to draw this owl last week. 1. Follow the steps shown above to make this pencil drawing of an owl. 2...
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How to Draw a Floppy Ear Bunny

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This was very popular with my drawing class students a few weeks ago. 1. Students first folded and creased their paper in half in both direc...
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How to Draw a Grizzly Bear

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I was inspired to create this bear drawing from the diagram at Appalachian Bear Rescue . I altered their instructions a bit to make the bear...
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Russian Cathedral Drawing

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St. Basil’s is a famous cathedral in Russia, which was originally designed as a cluster of chapels. It’s unique architecture manages to loo...
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How to Draw a Truck

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Every time I do a geometric drawing lesson like this, I am reminded that some students who yawn at the idea of drawing organic shapes, will ...
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How to Draw a Bushbaby

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What’s a Bushbaby you may ask? I’m not really sure, I just know they're really cute, which is all I need to keep the attention of my aft...
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How to Draw a Dragonfly

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Today I demonstrated the basics of drawing a dragonfly to a room full of kinder and 1st graders, and they added so much 6 and 7-year old cha...
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Nutcracker: Crayon with Texture Rubbing

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Here is the most budget conscious version of my Nutcracker project , using just good old-fashioned crayons on white paper. I added a twist o...
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How to Draw a Bat Tutorial

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This bat drawing worked really well for me last week with 1st through 4th graders. Short and fat or tall and thin, they all were very cute! ...
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