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| Sophie (Yr 3) |
The Chameleon video clip was so popular last week, we've used it to inspire our art again this week.
This time when we watched the clip we were paying particular attention to the basic shapes of the animal, the patterns of his skin, and his large eyes that can independently look in different directions at the same time.
We drew our chameleons on watercolour paper, then went over all our lines with black permanent markers.
Then we had great fun experimenting with watercolours, focusing on wet-on-wet paint application and the spectacular textural effects that happen when you sprinkle salt on the wet paint. We love the unpredictable movement of the colours as they flow and blend together, and it's fascinating to watch the painting change as the salt continues to soak up colour in unexpected patterns.
A wonderful project, inspired by a number of others including this great lesson at Deep Space Sparkle. Due to time restrictions we don't have quite the same depth of layering and texture, but we are thrilled with the results!
That's fantastic Sophie! : )
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Thanks Joe, the kids really loved doing these :)
DeleteThese are beautiful! My second graders are doing Chameleon watercolors right now also! It must be that chameleon time of year! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks :) They have been a big hit, especially the video.
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