First Grade Art Gallery

The first graders in this lesson learned how to draw a tree. I drew a tree and they followed along. They thought it would be hard but they tried. Look at the outcome! These are incredible drawings.                     The students colored the pictures with oil pastel and used a water color wash over the entire surface. This technique it called Wax Resist, paint will not stick to the wax surface.

Image Gallery: Ms. Stoltz's Class (click here)
Ms. Stolz's first graders learn how to draw a tree. They followed along as I drew a tree on the overhead. The students learned how branches start thicker at the trunk and become narrower at the outer edge. They colored the picture with oil pastels then painted over it with water colors. This process is called Wax Resist.
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Image Gallery: Kirigami and Watercolor
The following picture include Kirigami (the Art of Paper Cutting) and Butterflies using Wax Resist ( Coloring with oil pastels then painting with water colors.
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Image Gallery: The Snow Queen
Ms. Shaw's first graders read The Snow Queen and were inspired by the illustrations. The drew the queen on colored paper using oil pastels. The learned how to layer colors, mixing more than one color together.
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