How Much Can A Koala Bear?

After a guided drawing lesson to draw our koala, we used water colour pencil, being sure to use short broken lines drawn in the same direction that the fur grows, to create a furry look for our koalas.  We were also careful to leave patches of white fur on the chest and ears to create contrast.

Students had a completely free range with colour - some went with natural greys, browns and black while others really lashed out! Thanks to Emma and Estelle for sharing their very individual Koala pictures here!

We used the same broken line technique to apply colour to the background, referring to the colour wheel to select colours that we knew would blend well together. Finally we brushed over all our line work with fine brushes and clean water. We were careful to apply our brushwork in the same direction that we drew our lines to dissolve the colour into watercolour while retaining the line work which gives the koala his furry appearance.