Watercolor
Building confidence and taking risks!
Purpose: the purpose of this unit is to introduce a variety of skills with a particular media, and then help students identify how to use those skills to experiment and to make new projects.
Understand properties of watercolor.
Develop success using watercolor techniques.
Utilize knowledge of watercolors and techniques to create projects
Essential Standard: VA:Cr2.1.8a
Demonstrate willingness to experiment, innovate, and take risks to pursue ideas, forms, and meanings that emerge in the process of artmaking or designing.
Part 1: Understanding the properties of watercolor paints and learning techniques for use.
watch and work--practice what you see in the video.
Goals for this unit.
How to mix colors
watch and work--practice what you see in the video.
Creating a flat wash
watch and work--practice what you see in the video.
Creating a graded wash
watch and work--practice what you see in the video.
Resist, blooms, salt, dry on dry
watch and work--practice what you see in the video.
Layering (glazing) and lifting
watch and work--practice what you see in the video.
Part 2: Combining your techniques to create new pieces.
watch and work--practice what you see in the videos.
Taking risks with your work
Use your drawing app to push your pieces further. You will use Notability or Doodle Buddy to experiment with at least one of your pieces.
Bringing a piece to completion
Optional video: watch to see Mrs. K bringing watercolor projects to completion:
Search for watercolor videos and projects online and have fun creating!
Good work!
Time to move on to the Positive Phrase Project