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Silhouette
Paint the background first and let dry. While paint is drying, students can begin sketching ideas for the foreground. On top of the background, students...
Optical Illusion Hand
Have students trace their hand with outstretched fingers in pencil on their paper. It does not need to be in the middle, but that is easiest. Use rulers to...
Mystery Pattern Picture
Choose a geometric shape such as a circle, rectangle, square or triangle. Draw it very large on your paper in pencil, leaving at least an inch margin on...
Lighthouse
Draw a horizon line near the center of their paper. Next, draw two vertical lines that intersect with the horizon line to make the sides of the lighthouse....
Layered Landscape
With a pencil, sketch the landscape in layers. Ideas: grass, bushes, trees, mountains, body of water, sky with clouds. Outline the important parts, then...
How My Garden Grows
Ask students to draw the same number of flowers as their age. The flowers should be fairly large. Students can include some insects in their picture. To...
Fauve Flowers
Study a flower for your fauve flower study. Draw the flower outline lightly in pencil. Your flower can go off the edge of the paper. Sketch in the details...
Fanciful Pet Portraits
Have students choose an animal to look at while drawing. Becca Fischer looks at a photo to create her work. First sketch in pencil. Next, you may want to...
Hot Colors Desert
Encourage students to draw something they would see in a desert with the hot colors. To fill up the entire paper, provide a watercolor wash to paint over...
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