Rainy Day Umbrella

Project Objective

Students will learn to draw an umbrella and learn about creating patterns with lines.

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Download Rainy Day Lesson Plan

Students will use patterns and color to design an umbrella. Review how different types of lines create different patterns: loops, circles, spirals, crossed lines, teardrops, squiggles, waves, dots, or zig-zags.

Draw your umbrella
Place your non-dominant hand towards the top of our paper making sure it’s spread as wide as you can, and place a dot above each finger with a pencil. Turn your paper upside down, and spread your hand again matching the lower two dots with your thumb and pinky finger. Place a dot above the middle 3 fingers. You should have a total of 8 dots on your page. Using a pencil connect each outer dot with slightly curved lines. Draw umbrella sections with 4 diagonal lines. You now have the top of your umbrella!
Draw the body and boots
Demonstrate drawing the coat, shorts (or dress), legs, and boots. Trace the art with a black sharpie marker.
Create patterns
Use colored markers to fill the umbrella sections with patterns. Making sure each section is a different pattern and color. Use different types of lines to create different patterns: loops, circles, spirals, crossed lines, teardrops, squiggles, waves, dots, or zig-zags.
Use crayons to fill in the background of each shape. Don’t forget to color your body and boots.
Create the rain
Using a blue crayon, create your rain. Make sure your body
and boots stay dry. **This is a great way to talk about the different types of rain. What kind of rainy day is it? How can we draw our rain in different ways?** Don’t forget to color the puddle around the boots. If using watercolor in the next step, you can use a white
crayon to add to the rain effect.
Watercolor the sky (Optional)
Paint your background with watercolor paints. The crayon will resist the water color. First, paint your paper with just water and a brush around your umbrella until it is all wet. Add different shades of watercolor to your paper – brushing in different directions or swirling it so the colors blend together. Use shades of blue and purple and black to create different
rainy sky moods.