In Term 2 we are learning how to draw a tree with a lovely sunset background.

Materials

-Internet.

-Grey Lead Pencil

-A4 paper. Recommended A3 (you could tape multiple pieces of A4 paper together)

-If you have water colour paints or coloured pencils for background.

-Fine and thick black textas to make the tree black.

Let’s get started.

1. Using google – look up the meaning of silhouette.

2. Then explore google images of silhouette trees.

3. First, let’s look at a tree’s formation. A tree keeps the same natural formation from trunk to twig. It starts broad and then gets thinner and smaller as it transforms into branches and twigs. Focus on how the tree divides into different parts. When it parts, it looks like a ‘v’ and tilts slightly up.

4. Draw a tree based on this theory without looking at a tree.

5. Watch you tube clip to help you:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JmO6Cxr7ek

6. Practise drawing trees.

Now to begin your project!

7. For you background, choose sunset colours for shading (look up google images for sunset pictures). Practise weighting the pencil to get different tones for colouring. You may use other mediums, such as watercolour, and crayons. The artworks to the left were also made by grade 2 kids. They used food dye. They added a bit of water to different colours of food dye, and used a thick brush to apply the paint. They let the colours 'bleed' together (remember the fish we made last year and how we let the colours 'bleed' together?)

9. Now draw your tree over your background with a pencil. Remember: 'thick to thin, split into two'. The ones to the left are the branches of a tree. You need to imagine the rest of the tree out of the frame.

10. When you have completed this go over with a black marker. Use a fine tip pen to go over the finer sections.

11. Extension: Use a pen (ideally a felt tip pen) to draw tiny twigs, repeating the process you have already learnt.

12. Extension: Add tiny flowers or leaves all over your tree using markers. If you do this, experiment on another on the back first so you don't ruin your amazing creation.

Let’s have a look at some backgrounds:

This is our second project! In this project, we are learning how to draw owls. We will also be using blending and layering techniques with coloured pencils for our beautiful background. This will take 5 weeks. We will make an owl with a beautiful sunset background.

Materials:

Coloured pencils : Blue, yellow, white, black, grey

A grey lead

An eraser

2 x A4 paper (1 for practise).

Remember: No art is 'correct'

If you want to do things a bit differently to some of the points below, that would be amazing! Also remember, the more effort and focus you put into your artwork, the more you learn and the more proud of yourself you will be.

Remember to draw really slowly. Usually the slower you draw, the better your drawing!

1. Watch the youtube link.

The owl size will fill half of the A4 paper. We do not want to make it too big as we also want to have room for a nice background. Please do not make the owl too small either otherwise it will get lost in the background.

Rewatch the video again and pause at different sections to follow instructions and draw or follow the instructions below.

Instructions:

1. The feet: draw a W on the paper. This needs to be almost at the bottom of the paper and in the centre. Draw a horizontal line at the bottom of the W and the top of the W. You will need to have a small gap for the other foot. Now repeat these steps for the other foot.

2. The branch: Draw 2 horizontal lines. One line going through the top of the W and the other below the bottom of the W.

3. The owl body: draw a curved line, like this bracket (

The size of this bracket is the size of your owl. Now draw the other side of the owl using a curved line, like this bracket )

4. The ears: at the top of each curve draw cat ears, like this ^

5. Top of the head: draw a horizontal line from the bottom of the ear to bottom of the other ear.

5. The eyebrow: Draw a horizontal v at the top of the head (from one side of the head to the other).

6. Draw the eyes, under the eyebrow.

7. Add in the pupils.

If this gets confusing, watch the video again.

8. Give yourself feedback on your artwork (What parts are you proud of and what parts could be improved?).

9. Give yourself feedforward (based on your feedback, how can you improve your artwork through refining it and/or adding more detail?) Remember, an artwork is never finished.

10. Now keep the owl for next week.

Today, we are going to practice controlling the pressure of the pencil to colour in. We are also learning how to blend and layer with coloured pencils.

What to do:

The video will discuss the different pressures of colouring in.

Now watch the video and stop the video to practise each skill. You will need to draw 12 boxes as in the video to practise the blending.

After you have practised blending and layering in the 12 boxes, start colouring in your owl using one of the techniques.

What are the different pressures when we colour in:

Light pressure means not pressing hard.

Heavy pressure means pressing hard.

Gradual pressure means the colour changes gradually from darker to lighter.

Burnishing means doing gradual pressure (from dark to light) and then rubbing it out with the rubber.

Hatching means using lines for shading

Cross-hatching means using lines one-way then going over it another way.

Layering means using different colours to make a new colour or to make a special effect.

Please note:

If your hand hurts, you are pressing too hard.

Use a grey lead to draw the rest of the branch.

Remember to draw your branch thicker at one end and thinner at the other end

Once you are happy with your branch, colour it in with brown texta.

Now we are going to add flowers onto your branch.

Watch the YouTube video to learn how to draw flowers on your branch.

Think about the sizes of your flowers (not too big, not too small) so that it is in proportion with the branch and the owl.

Now watch the youtube clip to make a sunset background using the layering and blending techniques.

You will need to work slowly around your owl and the branch.

Your sunset background can be any colour. Have a look at some sunsets backgrounds below.