Watercolor with the 4th Graders

With the 4th grade class I've begun working in watercolors. We began by putting in large shapes of color to represent the general shape of the animal we were painting and today we added details using a small brushe. When people begin painting they often paint like they would draw and they rush to add the details in at the same time as they do their shapes. This does not help create a very successful painting. I did not capture any of the paintings on camera, but will post some tomorrow. but I am warning you...the results are stunning.

this is a great video about details.....

this one shows how she puts down the large shapes down first.


this shows the exact technique I was teaching the kids in class.