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Submitted by
Barbara Yalof
Fun with Glue - Watercolor with glue out line
Barbara go this idea from Arts
& Activities Magazine article written by Paula Guhin.
Students outline floral compositions
with glue - allow to dry then paint with wet-n-wet watercolor.
Materials:
• Good-quality watercolor paper
• White glue in squeeze-bottles
• Watercolor paints and brushes
• Extra-fine black pens (optional - Barbara likes the look
without)
Any subject can be used. Barbara
chose to use flowers from life as well. Students draw directly with
the glue - making flowing contour lines (no pencil lines). When the
glue is dry - fill in with wet in wet watercolor. Optional - accent
with fine point black markers. Outline both sides of glue and
interior shapes made by watercolors. |
Lesson Ideas
posted by Getty TeacherArtExchange list members:
From Marian Coleman: We do 3
technique sheets (washes, special techniques and how to create whites) and
then an 11 x 14 landscape watercolor. Students do a basic
composition using photos on 11 x 14 white drawing paper. Then they
transfer to good paper using the window. They must use their
techniques in the landscape.
Watercolor collage is great too.
Create different colors/textures on watercolor paper, cut or tear and
create the subject. We've done natural subjects such as animals, fish,
birds, flowers etc. Keep the subject simple for best results.
See collage
landscape lesson on Incredible Art Department.
From Randy Menninghaus: Out of focus
water colors. You have to have access to a slide projector...and
some images. I had slides I had taken of various subjects, a window with
vegetation around it, a simple landscape, some of my irises in my garden.
I imagine if you had any image it would do.
Students had to do three pieces of postcard sized water color paper
brushes, water, watercolors, paper towel. Dim lights. Tell them to work
fast.
1. Day one show image out of focus. Give them 8-10 per image. Do at
least two images. first Instructions. Use wet on wet to capture the
sense of the image. No black in trays
2. Day two tighten focus a bit Do the same ten minute per image.
More than one image. Begin to loosely define the image.
3. Day three tight focus. They see image. Refine the details.
Don't start over, just resolve what you have - ten minutes each - do all
images.
Water color postcards:
Create a list of water color techniques - sponging, salt, wet on wet,
gradations, dry brush, saran wrap scrunched on wet wash, tissue lift off.
Do sampler.
Final image, cut up your samplers and create a small collage
landscape using the bits of the now dry samplers. I had two examples pre
made.
Draw a face: Can be a self portrait. Using tracing paper repeat 3
times in a grid format - so you have a Warhol like image of four. Ink over
with permanent ink. Apply water color washes. Go for four
different moods.
Wet on wet images: Tape paper down. Dampen. Using soft
puddles color do
a wet on wet. Let dry. Look at them. Work into them using pen
and ink.
Any subject matter.... Landscape doodle...still life, flowers.
From Ellen Sears: Several years ago
we did some experimental watercolor - special effects, washes... two
sheets of paper, then numbered and cut into strips and wove -
also made baskets with lids (think rectangular prisms.)
This year my 7th graders did crayon rubbings on 18 x 24 paper - both sides
- water color, salt, scrapings, more rubbings, stampings... tore the paper
into 'pages' (9" x 6") - piano hinged for the binding and added
small origami books, scraps of sketches, lots of stuff to the pages - then
searched for descriptive passages in text - retyped, cut apart and
collaged
in the books. We got in a lot of techniques, color theory, textures... and
they were beautiful... so if everyone is tired - this may be a nice
way to get some watercolor in.
From Wendy Free: T he
theme from my final project is machines - from simple (see-saw,
wheelbarrow...) to complex (submarine or computer). Students will
decide upon a subject by choosing a machine that is really important to
them (shower) that they appreciate or use everyday OR one that is
visually appealing to them (race car) OR one that they think is
super-cool. They will procure photos from Google images or bring
them from home. There are several choices for methods of
representation which I have examples of (I got them from art.com
by doing a search for bicycle. There are LOTS of different methods
of representation shown) - from showing the machine in a scene, drawing
a close-up of one or more parts, abstracting, distorting, embellishing
design features... Students will be asked to incorporate design
features into their composition which communicate characteristics of
their machine. they will do a sketch and final enlarged copy in
pencil. Color swatches come next with watercolors. Students
will create a mixed color scheme that includes a full range of values.
They will use those colors to paint their final composition and
incorporate at least one watercolor technique we have learned this year
(wax resist, blotting, etc.). Finally, we will use Ultra fine
point Sharpies and colored pencil as needed for fine detail and
emphasizing outlines. The kids say
they think its a cool last project!
One of my students
suggested this sci fi artist (he did ALIEN)
Some good info about machines: http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsToolbox.html
From Vicki Ranck: Another idea is to take
pictures of local landmarks for the students to work from. It makes
the learning real. Not to mention if you got twelve good ones you
could maybe get a calendar printed up.
From Judy Decker: Not an easy project for
end of the year.... "What's the Bigger Picture?" This will
require students to do research on local history. Select a landmark -
or an area of the city - and research what was there before - Find out
some history of the community.
This idea has a picture within a picture. The smaller picture will be
a focal point - rendered more carefully and maybe accented with pen
and ink drawing techniques to refine. For my "Invisible Art"
project, I will select a historical picture of Gregg's Department
Store - the last downtown Lima department store to close its doors
(1985 - after over 100 years of serving the community). I think I will
use the bold colors of John Nieto for this. I may even weave it
with a painting of the building the stands in its place (the Allen
County Court of Appeals - that also houses the Allen County Educatin
offices - little looks the same as the old store building inside or
out). The larger second painting will be of rural fields - the old
landscape pre-1960s of Elida Road with drawings of the Lima Mall woven
in (built in the mid 1960s). The larger painting will have the story
written about how the Lima Mall brought about the downfall of downtown
Lima - which now hosts just a few office buildings, court house, a
couple restaurants and empty buildings. The larger painting may use
colors and distorted perspective of Wayne Theibaud (see his
landscapes). The larger painting will not have as
much detail - so the words will show up. Another artist for reference
for this unit would be Pat Stier
Pat Stier - interesting landscapes that could be done with watercolor
collage.
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/steir_pat.html
The smaller painting could be raised up 3-D from the bigger painting
if desired - with the larger painting forming a frame.
This will be a lesson about changes in the community and a reflection
on the past.
This idea actually brings together five separate ideas that were
shared.
The mat to frame it might even be old Gregg's ads collaged. The Lima
News (archives) would be a good source for those. I could take my
digital camera in and photograph
them - print them out on a color that would accent the painting - or
maybe "parchment" paper.
If anyone uses this idea - I would like to have a sample to show with
the description - then YOU can be in the contest. I have no need to do
my "invisible art" - I worked at Gregg's for 6 years in
advertising. The closing of the store brought me back to education.
My definition of WOW for this one is Words on Watercolor
Lesson Plans for Watercolor:
Van
Gogh Scapes - Collage Watercolor Landscapes Adapt lesson to use
the work of Pat Stier. This lesson uses many experimental
techniques.
Georgia
O'Keeffe Watercolor Flowers See Ken Schwab's student work and Sue
Galos'.
Sue Galos -
Watercolor Lessons
Linda Fields -
Watercolor Techniques
Mark Andersons
Watercolor Handouts -Lessons for Elementary
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