If you combine the idea of rings of color with a tree, you get a Kandinsky tree collage. Try to have the students make as much variation as possible – some thin, thick, large, small and so on. MATERIALS • Warm colored card stock paper, for the leaves • Cool card stock paper, for the ground and sky • … Read More
Perspective is learning that the further away objects are, the smaller they appear. This painting idea comes from one of the Usborne art books, all of which I am very fond of. MATERIALS • Watercolor paper • Watercolor paint DIRECTIONS 1. Students start by painting an off-center tree, with trunks and branches. A thick trunk with thinner branches work best. … Read More
I love how this tutorial idea makes students think of trees as a series of branches, and not just a fluffy shape that sits on a stick. MATERIALS • Multimedia paper • Oil pastels DIRECTIONS 1. Students draw a large “Y” on their paper. 2. They add smaller “Y” on each side, alternating as they go up each branch. To make … Read More
