These are watercolor paintings painted by Ms. Friedman's 3rd Grade class. All 3rd grade children have been studying animal habitats. To raise our skill level in preparation for our final work, children practiced drawing animals by looking at images of real animals and sketching them in their sketchbooks. The painting process was a 2-step process in which they used larger brushes to paint the big shapes first and smaller, detail brushes to paint the smaller details the week after. I hope you enjoy these and share them with your family.
We talked about grass, and how blades of grass are not always just green. That sometimes the sun shines on them and makes them brighter, or sometimes they might be in the shade, making them a bit darker.
In their sketches, children were encouraged to pay attention to which direction the fur or feather went and to try to replicate that in their sketches. This artist is a great example of how this was achieved.
