Thursday, December 1, 2011

Falling Through Space, 5th Grade


This is a wonderful project that I have done many times with my fifth graders. It's a great way to teach the idea of foreshortening. It's actually quite simple. We begin by tracing our hands and feet. I then demonstrate how to draw the rest of the body. Finally we color everything with oil pastel, and the background is painted with watercolor.

Every year I LOVE the results.

1 comment:

  1. Do you have any more specific tips for teaching them how to draw their body? Love your results.

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