Last week’s art lesson was too good not to post…
As you know, we’ve been studying ancient civilizations, specifically the
ancient Egyptians, and what unit would be complete without a look at the
influence of art?
Because the ancient Egyptians were the first to
introduce written language through hieroglyphics and because the symbolism used
by the Egyptians is relatively easy to replicate, I decided to let it guide us
through art last week. I found this lesson over at Ms. Picasso’s art room.
Check it out here. Here’s what we did:
Find a god/goddess-inspired picture that you
like and transfer the image with pencil onto a nice, thick piece of paper. You can
also add a couple of hieroglyphic symbols around the picture just to jazz it
up. After your drawing is complete, trace over the pencil with a black
permanent marker. * Make sure you use permanent marker or else it will bleed
later on when you add watercolor* Once your black marker outline is complete,
sponge paint over it with brown, yellow, and/or orange acrylic paints until it
looks old. Finally, once the acrylic paints have dried, apply just a splash of
watercolor to a few parts of the piece… be sure not to overdo it with the color
as you want it to look as authentic as possible. Here are a few of our
completed pieces. I think they turned out great, what do you think?
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