Description of the Unit – This is a purely technical unit that allows students to explore combining watercolor painting techniques with other media.

Lessons for visual art education – where it's about the process, not the product
Month: June 2025
Description of the Unit – This is a purely technical unit that allows students to explore combining watercolor painting techniques with other media.

Description of the Unit –
In this unit, students observed the traditional Japanese art of Notan designs, exploring the relationship between positive and negative space between elaborately cut designs, and how this relationship affects composition, balance and symmetry. Students created their own Notan designs.
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