Hi and welcome to Lesson 5!

The week has flown by... if you've fallen behind, don't worry! All of the lessons are up and available to you forever... and keep posting to the FB group, too! I will still pop in regularly through the end of next week!

Our last project is called "Picasso Dogs 3D." I hope you enjoy it.

Thank you so much again for joining us for Kids Art Week 2018! 

Have fun!

Carla 

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Lesson 5 Supplies:

• watercolor paper

• stapler

• markers

• watercolors, paintbrush

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Lesson 5 Video:

Kids Art Week 2018! Lesson 4 "Picasso Dogs 3D" 

If you would like to download this video, click the link above and you will find download links below the video screen window. 

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Lesson 5 Instructions:

1. Watercolor both sides of your watercolor paper; let dry.
2. Cut your watercolor paper in half, and then cut one half down to the two shapes shown in the video. 
3. Fold and staple the body together.
4. Take your other half of watercolor paper and draw an eye, a second (larger) eye, a tail, an ear, a tongue, and a paw.
5. Cut out the pieces.
6. Now attach these parts to your dog body (anything goes!).
7. Color with markers and watercolor.
8. Add other elements as needed. Done!

Hi and welcome to Lesson 4!

Today we have a wonderful guest instructor, Luna Russell (14). Get ready to make some cute critters!

Have fun!

Carla 

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Lesson 4 Supplies:

• typing paper (or thin paper), trimmed to a square format

• pencil

• scissors

• markers

• index card

• optional: fancy paper for detailing, glue stick

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Lesson 4 Video:

Kids Art Week 2018! Lesson 4 "Folded Critter-Puppets with Luna"

If you would like to download this video, click the link above and you will find download links below the video screen window. 

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Lesson 4

Instructions:

1. Fold your paper down as shown, except the last two steps (image from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_fortune_teller):

2. Draw eyes, nose and "tummy" with pencil on Side A:

3. Turn over, and draw brain, heart and tongue on Side B:

4. Optional: Turn to Side A and sketch in ears and round out body; trim.

5. Outline pencil drawings in ink.

6. Color with markers. (And optionally add ears, wings, horns, paws, etc.)

7. Finish the last two steps of the fold, and play! 

Hi and welcome to Lesson 3!

Thank you for sharing all of your birds and butterflies! You are the best!

Today's project is a "rainbow" animal made with tape and oil pastels.

Have fun!

Carla 

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Lesson 3 Supplies:

• watercolor paper

• oil pastels

• painter's tape (or masking tape)

• paper towel

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Lesson 3 Video:

Kids Art Week 2018! Lesson 3 "Taped Rainbow Animals" 

If you would like to download this video, click the link above and you will find download links below the video screen window. 

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Lesson 3

Instructions:

1. Using torn painter's tape, create an animal design. Remember to look at the INSIDE SHAPE. 
2. Don't forget an eye or two!
3. Take your oil pastels and make stripes of different colors. Stay in the tape "lines."
4. Use a paper towel to smear the colors to make them softer.
5. Carefully lift off the tape.
6. Add details if desired.

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Lesson 3 Sample Artwork

Hi and welcome to Lesson 2!

I really enjoyed seeing your wonderful birds from Lesson 1. Thank you to everyone who posted them at the FB page, and you can also email them to me as well if you aren't on FB... I love to see them!

Today you are going to make some striped folded butterflies.

Have fun!

Carla 

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Lesson 2 Supplies:

• watercolor paper

• paintbrush

• watercolors

• scissors

• pencil

• stapler

• old credit card to scrape with

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Lesson 2  Video:

Kids Art Week 2018! Lesson 2 "Folded Butterflies" 

If you would like to download this video, click the link above and you will find download links below the video screen window. 

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Lesson 2

Instructions:

1. Scrape different colored stripes down a piece of paper. Let dry.
2. Create a butterfly wing "template" or pattern. Cut out.
3. Mark an "A" side and a "B" side.
4. Trace both onto your painted paper and cut out.
5. Draw a line with a ruler for your stapling guide
6. Place painted wings together and staple; unfold! 

Hi and welcome to Lesson 1! 

Today you will make some watercolored birds from "blob" shapes, and add layers of marker and colored pencil to finish.

Have fun!

Carla 

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Lesson 1  Supplies:

• watercolor paper

• paintbrush

• watercolors

• colored pencils

• markers

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Lesson 1  Video:

Kids Art Week 2018! Lesson 1 "Put a Beak On It"

If you would like to download this video, click the link above and you will find download links below the video screen window. 

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Lesson 1 

Instructions:

1. Make some watercolored "blob" shapes, and let it drip!
2. Let dry.
3. Add feathers and details with pencil, markers or colored pencils.
4. Add shading.
5. Done!

Some Art Samples:

Hi and welcome to our fourth annual Kids Art Week! We are so happy you are here!

Please head over to our private Facebook Group... there you can upload your assignments and see what other kids from all over the world have done, too! And please introduce yourselves!

Facebook Group Link:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/287291082020573/

(Once there, click "Ask to Join" and we'll get you in asap.)

Thank you again and I can't wait to see your artwork!!

Carla

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The supplies you will need this week are:

• watercolors, paintbrush
• markers
• colored pencils
• oil pastels
• watercolor paper
• blue painter’s tape or masking tape
• scissors
• a stapler

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