Thursday, November 12, 2015

Winter landscapes by 1st grade - one day project


I needed a quick winter themed artwork for a holiday card deadline and thank goodness for the great ideas at McLean Magnet ES found on Artsonia - I knew their landscapes would be a nice inspiration for my first graders, who learned about creating space in a landscape through size and placement choices.  First we sketched in the hills and bare branched trees, and added a moon and a few footprints in the snow. Next, we painted colorful skies to contrast with the hills of white snow and topped it off with some snowflake spots using the back end of our watercolor brushes. Sometimes simple is all you need for just the right look!











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19 comments:

  1. Laura KimNovember 12, 2015 at 7:26 PM

    Too, too sweet

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  2. TerryNovember 13, 2015 at 9:18 AM

    They are beautiful! What a great idea!

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  3. Mrs. AveryNovember 13, 2015 at 9:36 AM

    I love those!

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  4. Christie - Fine LinesNovember 13, 2015 at 10:35 AM

    Love those footprints -- such a nice touch!!

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  5. AnonymousNovember 14, 2015 at 12:23 PM

    nice!

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  6. JanisNovember 16, 2015 at 7:29 AM

    These are simply beautiful!

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    1. UnknownNovember 28, 2015 at 8:34 PM

      Are the trees added afterwards with black marker?

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  7. UnknownNovember 28, 2015 at 8:32 PM

    Did you use black marker to do the trees after everything else was finished?

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    1. Hope Hunter KnightNovember 28, 2015 at 11:09 PM

      Actually the pencil drawing is first, sharpie second, then watercolor last - just paint right over the sharpie.

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  8. ReneeJanuary 27, 2016 at 3:39 PM

    Are the footprints made from ink stamped finger prints?

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    1. Hope Hunter KnightJanuary 28, 2016 at 7:45 PM

      They are actually just pencil, but fingerprints would work if you aren't trying to change the size for depth.

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  9. AnonymousDecember 27, 2016 at 1:58 PM

    I'd love to have any of those framed on my wall - simplicity is really beautiful

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  10. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2017 at 5:31 PM

    Hello! This is beautiful! I am just not sure how you did the snowflakes... We don't have white in our waterpainting palettes...

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    1. Hope Hunter KnightJanuary 11, 2017 at 8:16 AM

      I gave them a little spot of white tempera to do the snowflake dots, using the back end of their brush. The white on the ground is just the blank paper.

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  11. Snippety GibbetDecember 31, 2017 at 6:41 AM

    I hope you don't mind. I linked to this beautiful lesson on my blog for art sub lessons. https://artsublessons.blogspot.com/2017/12/httpssrcsartgallery.html Jan

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    1. Hope Hunter KnightJanuary 1, 2018 at 7:34 PM

      Great! It is a simple but effective and successful activity!

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  13. East End Taste MagazineNovember 12, 2020 at 1:52 AM

    This is just beautiful.
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  14. Amy WhiteDecember 26, 2021 at 8:18 PM

    What kind of paints do your students use to get such vibrant colors?

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