Watercolor art lessons middle school

Materials: watercolor paper, watercolor resist (or rubber cement), pencil, eraser, watercolor paints 1.) Draw a simple design very ...

Last September I attended a watercolor workshop in my hometown where we learned to embrace the loose, flowy nature of the medium using Japanese techniques. We started by sketching the focal point and using masking fluid to cover it. It’s also nice to let some drops of masking fluid fall on the Negative space to create some highlights. When that was dry (do not use a blow dryer to speed it up), we wet the paper and just waited for it to lose the sheen. Next, we applied red, yellow, and blue…

​Fun watercolor art lesson plan for students grades 6 – 12. I have had great success with my 8th graders! Learn about Matisse, color, and painting in one lesson!

Building up to my sixth grade student's big unit on watercolor techniques , I wanted to remind them of the various ways in which they can use watercolor

We have recently wrapped up our summative watercolor project, called "identity maps". Students learned to express aspects of themselves usin...

Learn about the art element of color as you create your own monochromatic watercolor art. You’ll also get to explore Picasso and his experiments with color.

Playful Patterned Self-Portrait Kindergarten-Collage Self-Portrait Lesson #1 Art Challenge: Students will create a collage self-portrait using simple shapes on a patterned background they created. …

First graders have been working on this painting the past few weeks. We are studying weather patterns and having fun learning new techniques with watercolor like blowing, dripping, and adding salt! Third grade is painting these fun jellyfish watercolor resists! I LOVE this Liquitex gloss Medium and Varnish!! It makes a great resist! We just painted this gloss medium right on the paper to create our jellies... We are using warm colors for the Jelly and cool colors+salt for the water I just…

Watercolor can be a great medium to explore with arts integration and STEAM in the classroom. There are connections with science, literacy, and even math. In this sample video, our artist in residence Amy Traggianese shares the basic watercolor techniques that work well for classroom integration.

6th Grade

We recently finished studying our second element of Art, Color. After creating a color wheel and studying color theory, students created watercolor paintings using cool colors in the backgroun…

This watercolor lesson for beginners is a great way to learn about watercolor techniques in a fun, exciting lesson that is easy for beginning artists to create a successful painting.

We found the best middle school art projects online! Whether you are an art teacher teaching middle school students or have kids in middle school that you

Sally Cannon Ellis' Watercolor Adventures

Teacher Rebecca | Art Projects with Purpose on Instagram: "🙅‍♀️Don’t print another worksheet!! Do this instead👇: 👉Teach kids foundational skills and concepts with Studio Sprout’s Elements of Art Bundle! 🤲This 13-lesson series gets kids grounded in Line, Shape, Color, Texture, Value, Space, and Form through innovative and engaging projects. 🫶Kids love creating their very own sampler book of fun, colorful projects. ➡️ Comment “elements” to learn more about this 13-video bundle inside…

Discover a unique and engaging art activity for kids inspired by Louise Bourgeois! This red watercolor project combines fun abstract techniques like blowing and splattering paint with meaningful discussions about the color red and its emotions. Perfect for classrooms or at-home art sessions, this step-by-step guide includes creative display ideas and extensions to keep kids inspired. #KidsArtProjects #WatercolorArtForKids #ArtActivitiesForKids #CreativeKids #AbstractArtForKids #ArtEd

Hi everyone! This is Torrie, from Fox & Hazel and I’m really excited to be sharing this easy and beautiful DIY watercolor galaxy cityscape tutorial with you! Painting a galaxy using watercolor paints