Stuffed Animal Crayon Resist
Artist:
William Nicholson, Illustrator for the Velveteen Rabbit
Objectives:
Students will identify a specific animal to use for the project. Through observation of its distinct features, students will compose and produce a watercolor painting of their stuffed animal.
Materials:
Students are to bring a small stuffed animal (that will fit in a paper lunch bag).The students name will be on the bag.
Bags, name tags, stapler & staples, project note to go home, pencils, crayons, watercolor, water cups, brushes, paper, stuffed animals, the Velveteen Rabbit
Process:
God tells us in the book of Proverbs that "A righteous man has regard for the life of his animal" (Proverbs 12:10a). If we have animals we need to take good care of them--feeding them, making sure they have plenty of water, and taking them for walks and playing with them. Just as we need to take care of our animals we also need to take care of our toys. For this project we are going to be drawing a still life of your favorite stuffed animal. A still life is a painting or drawing of an arrangement of objects. A lot of the time they include fruit and flowers and objects that have different textures, such as bowls and glassware.
William Nicholson, Illustrator for the Velveteen Rabbit
Objectives:
Students will identify a specific animal to use for the project. Through observation of its distinct features, students will compose and produce a watercolor painting of their stuffed animal.
Materials:
Students are to bring a small stuffed animal (that will fit in a paper lunch bag).The students name will be on the bag.
Bags, name tags, stapler & staples, project note to go home, pencils, crayons, watercolor, water cups, brushes, paper, stuffed animals, the Velveteen Rabbit
Process:
God tells us in the book of Proverbs that "A righteous man has regard for the life of his animal" (Proverbs 12:10a). If we have animals we need to take good care of them--feeding them, making sure they have plenty of water, and taking them for walks and playing with them. Just as we need to take care of our animals we also need to take care of our toys. For this project we are going to be drawing a still life of your favorite stuffed animal. A still life is a painting or drawing of an arrangement of objects. A lot of the time they include fruit and flowers and objects that have different textures, such as bowls and glassware.
- Look at the drawings of the Velveteen Rabbit as you watch the video. Notice how Nicholson used lines to show stitching, and used color variation to show texture.
- Practice drawing many animals including a modeled animal drawn by the teacher, and finally draw your own stuffed animal.
- Focus on making your drawing large and in proportion. Redraw the “best” animal on large paper.
- Add texture with crayons to add interest to your drawing. When your crayon drawing is finished use watercolor to finish your project.
Still life; background; texture; organic; geometric; resist; pattern; placement
Standards:
VA:Cr.1.2
VA:Re.7.2
VA:Pr.4.1
VA:Cn10.1
