Tag Archives: Watercolor
Mexican Inspired Watercolors
After looking at colorful examples of Mexican art, students created playful watercolor paintings that reflect the bright colors of this country.
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Tagged Art Education, Art Lesson Plan, Middle School Arts, Painting, Watercolor
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Italy: Frescos
Students studied the work of Michelangelo and marveled at the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel while learning about frescos, which are paintings on wet plaster. To help them understand the process, plaster was mixed according to directions, and then approximately … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Education, Art Lesson Plan, Italian Frescos, Middle School Art, Painting, Plaster, Watercolor, World Arts
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Watercolor Fall Leaves
Students painted small watercolors of fall leaves before starting on acrylic paintings. This exercise helped them with observational drawing, and with color mixing and color matching, as they were using real leaves as reference.
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Tagged Art Education, Art Lesson Plan, Autumn Art Project, High School Art, Leaves, Watercolor
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