OCEAN PAINTINGS
Submitted by
Michelle Cone
Old Turnpike School
Tewksbury Township
PROJECT:
WAX-RESIST PAINTINGS
GRADE
LEVEL: 5
OBJECTIVES:
· STUDENTS WILL CONNECT 'THEIR ART PROJECTS WITH THE SCIENCE UNIT
ON OCEANOGRAPHY.
· STUDENTS WILL RESEARCH AND DRAW PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE OF THE
CORAL REEF.
· STUDENTS WILL CONCENTRATE ON 'THE COLOR AND PATTERN OF THIS
AREA.
· STUDENTS WILL LEARN AND USE THE WAX-RESIST TECHNIQUE FOR THIS
PAINTING.
MATERIALS:
· WATERCOLOR PAPER
· CRAYOLA CONSTRUCTION-PAPER CRAYONS
· PRIMARY ARTIST LIQUID BLUE WATERCOLOR (CONCENTRATED)
· VARIOUS BOOKS ON THE CORAL REEF
PROCEDURES:
1. DISCUSSION
WITH VISUALS ON THE CORAL REEF, THE PLANTS AND SEA LIFE.
2. DISCUSSION
ON THE COLOR AND PATTERN AND WAYS TO REPRESENT THIS WITH CRAYON.
3. DEMONSTRATION
OF THE WAX-RESIST TECHNIQUE USING THE MATERIALS LISTED ABOVE.
4. STUDENTS
WILL NEED AT LEAST 2 FULL (40 MINUTE) PERIODS TO RESEARCH, DRAW AND COLOR THEIR
SCENES WITH THE CRAYONS. (COLOR EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE WATER!)
5. STUDENTS
WILL APPLY THE WASH OVER THE ENIRE SURFACE. (INSTRUCTOR WILL MAKE A WASH USING THE
CONCENTRATE LISTED ABOVE.)
6. LET
PAINTINGS DRY.
7. STUDENTS
SHOULD LABEL ALL ITEMS IN THEIR PAINTINGS ON THE BACK OF THEIR PAINTINGS.
CLOSURE:
CLASS
DISCUSSION AND ART SHOWING.