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Bird Drawing and Painting.mov

Bird Drawing and Painting

Texture
Line
Shape

Over the next couple of weeks, we will use shapes to draw birds. Use the reference photos and help buttons to help find the shapes that make up the birds.

Recommended materials

Paper
Pencil
Colored pencils
Watercolor pencils

Bird Reference Photos

Birds- shape and line-720p30.mov

Shape and Line

Build your bird drawing with shape.

Use repeated marks to create a soft texture on your bird.

Bird - watercolor pencil.mov

Color

Use multiple light layers of color pencil to build your birds colors.

Follow the shapes of your bird.

Apply water to your your pencil work with direction and purpose.

Fierce posters-720p30.mov

I will be...

Text
Distortion
Audience

Who are you at your best? What type of person do you want to be?

Create an "I Will Be..." poster using distorted letterforms.

Recommended materials

Paper
Pencil
Coloring supplies

Coil pot.mov

Coil Pots

Clay
Slip
Score
Coil

Create your own coil pot using the score and slip technique.

Recommended materials

Clay
Risers
Scoring tool
Brush
Slip

Coil pot paint.mov

Previous Lesson

Charles McGee

Pattern
Contrast
Form
Dimension

Individual Project: Design your own artwork using the techniques and design ideas of Charles McGee.

Recommended materials

Paper
Sharpie
White marker

McGee Pattern strips.mov

Charles McGee 2 structure.mov

Pop Art

Pop(ular) Art
Color
Simplification
Repetition
Pattern

Individual Project: Design your own pop artwork using at least three of the following techniques.

Bold Outlines
Bold Colors
Dot Patterns
Repetition

Recommended materials

Paper
Marker
Color Pencil, Crayons, watercolors

Icons and Symbols

Pop Art Samples

Pop art Samples.mov

Pop Art.mov

2.22.21 Neurotrophic art-540p30.MOV

Neurographic Art

Line
Color
Gradient
Overlap
Mindfulness
Shadow

Use line and color to create Neorographic art.

Recommended materials

Paper
Marker
Color Pencil, Crayons, watercolors

silhouette 1.mov

Silhouette

Silhouette
Contrast

Our Job

Design your own silhouette drawing.

Recommended Materials

Pencil
Watercolor Paper
Sharpie
Watercolor paint
Brush
Masking Tape

Silhouette project-540p30.mov

Silhouette Pinterest Board

WATERCOLOR PENCILS GRADIENT.mov

Hokusai Inspired Drawing.mov

Hokusai - The Great Wave

Creativity
Imagination
Design
Printmaking
Line
Composition
Detail

Our Job

Create a piece of artwork inspired by Hokusai. Incorporate elements from The Great Wave into your own individual art.

Recommended Materials

Pencil
Watercolor Paper
Sharpie
Watercolor paint
Brush
Masking Tape

Tinting and shading WC .mov

Watercolor Bootcamp - Tint and Shading

Watercolor
Tint
Shade

Our Job

Create a tint and shade chart using watercolor.

Recommended Materials

Pencil
Sharpie
Watercolor

Hokusai inspired painting.mov

Hokusai: Watercolor Techniques

Watercolor
Tint
Shade

Our Job

Use Tints and Shades to begin painting our Hokusai inspired drawings.

Recommended Materials

Pencil
Sharpie
Watercolor

Hokusai inspired paint 2.mov

Dot Day.mov

Dot Day concentric circles-720p30.mov

It's DOT DAY!

Creativity
Imagination
Perseverance
Growth Mindset
Concentric Circles

Our Job

Create your own beautiful DOT that shows something ABOUT YOU!

Challenge yourself to do your best coloring, leave no white showing.

Be creative and have fun.

If you finish early, you may create a second dot to bring home and share with your family.

Recommended Materials

Circle templates
Markers
Crayons
Colored Pencils
Anything you can find!

Beautiful OOPS!

Creativity
Imagination
Perseverance
Growth Mindset

Our Job

Find the Art in your OOPS!

Relax and have fun while transforming an Oops (spilled paint) into anything you can imagine.

Recommended Materials

Markers
Crayons
Colored Pencils
Anything you can find!

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