You need:
- three white drawing sheets 10 by 10 cm
- coloured origami sheets 12 by 12 cm
- coloured cardboard 14 by 38 cm
- tempera paint
- brushes
- crayons
- colour pencils
- tulips, daffodils, bluebonnets or pictures of them
- glue
A site with school-tested lessons for the Arts.
Fold the sheet twice, open and turn around. |
Fold two diagonal lines and open it. |
Fold the sheet double at a straight fold, push the ends inward and push it flat. |
It is a double square now. |
Fold one point down. |
Fold two points to the side. |
Doodling wavy lines |
Made by students of grade 1
See some pictures of castles and talk about the several parts: battlements, high thick walls, drawbridge, towers, schietgaten, portcullis etc. Talk about the location of a castle: often a high point, so oversee the area. Show that many castles were surrounded by a moat and discuss why this was.
Students draw their castle directly with indian ink on ther sheet. Add details like shutters, torches or flags. Draw the background, the surrounding of the castle. Colour the drawing with watercolour paint. The combination of indian ink and watercolour paint will give a perfect aged feeling.
Made by Debbie, 11 years old
You need:Gustav Klimt (Austria, 1862 – 1918) was born near Vienna. In 1876 Klimt was awarded a scholarship to the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts . His work consists of paintings of mostly women, but also wallpaintings, drawings and collages. Klimt is much praised for the use of gold in his paintings.
Show some artwork of Klimt, and especially the painting 'Baby'. Discuss the distinctive features in the work: different patterns in the blanket, many colours, the blanket is more important than the baby, wavy lines verschillende patronen in de deken, veel kleuren, de deken is belangrijker dan de baby, wavy lines to express the folds of the blanket.
Students draw a baby in its bed, covered by a patchwork blanket. The blanket has to be divided into sloping surfaces. All different patterns should be coloured with markers. Drawing little black stripes at the edges of the fabrics, will make the patchwork blanket look more real. Use chalk pastel for the a wallpaper behind the bed.