Animal Profiles

This week we continued to work on profiles. We looked at several works of art including more Picasso. I brought a bag of small plastic animals for students to draw. Students began by doing a practice sketch of the profile of the animal. (See the elephant and bird above) This was a wonderful exercise! Everyone quietly focused on drawing their sketch. Next they drew the animal on a larger piece of paper. We talked about how to create texture on their animal through drawing techniques. Finally, they completed their work by painting it with watercolor.
They turned out fabulous! Sketching first has really empowered the kids to make their own decisions and experiment with their own style of drawing.