Description of the Unit – This is a purely technical unit that allows students to explore combining watercolor painting techniques with other media.
8th grade – watercolor & mixed media
Tag: watercolor
4th Grade – Basic Watercolor Techniques
Description of the Unit –
This is a two-part unit that will be guided by both technique and style, starting with practicing four basic watercolor techniques: 1) dry paint on dry paper; 2) dry paint on wet paper; 3) wet paint on dry paper, and 4) wet paint on wet paper. (For some students this will be review as we practice this in earlier grades as well.) In the second part of this unit students will explore Impressionist painting, particularly the work of Suzanne Valadon (to be posted next week).
Kindergarten – Watercolor “stains” inspired by Helen Frankenthaler
Description of the Unit –
Students will explore the work and approaches to painting innovated by Helen Frankenthaler, and use very simple soak-stain techniques to apply watercolor onto paper to create equally vibrant washes.
In the K-8 Art Studio with Anita Sagastegui 