Introduction to Watercolor

PaintingWe will practice and master the various stroke techniques that

can be used with this media. We will created an art piece with this

media using the practiced techniques.

Super Second Grade Frameworks: VA.5.2.1Describe ways line combinations are used to communicate(e.g., line variations as in thick, thin, dashed, broken, rough, smooth)VA.5.2.5Experiment with color mixing

VA.5.2.6Investigate actual, tactile, and implied (visual) textures (e.g., texture rubbings)Standard 6: Creative Processes

Students shall demonstrate creativity using a wide variety of media, techniques, processes, and tools to develop expressive

works of art and design.VA.6.2.1Develop detailed representational and imaginative drawings using mark

making skills with various wet and dry mediaVA.6.2.5Produce artwork that involves problem solving (e.g., brainstorming, practice,

drafts, sketches, models)VA.6.2.6Select subject matter, symbols, and/or ideas to communicate meaning.

Terrific Third Grade Frameworks: VA.5.3.1 Describe ways line combinations are used to communicate (e.g., line variations as in thick, thin, dashed, broken, rough, smooth) VA.5.3.5 Expe rim en t with co lor m ixing VA.5.3.6 Inve stiga te actua l, tact ile , a nd imp lie d (visua l) t e xtures (e .g ., te xtu re rubb ing s) Standard 6: Creative Processes Stud en ts sha ll d e monstrat e c re at ivity using a wid e var ie ty of m e d ia , te ch niq ue s, proces se s, a nd too ls to d e ve lop e xpre ssive works of art a nd d e sig n. VA.6.3.1 De velop d e ta ile d represe ntat io na l and imag inat ive draw ings u sing mark mak ing skills w ith var ious we t and dry m e dia VA.6.3.5 Produc e artwork that invo lve s prob lem solv ing (e .g ., bra instorm ing , pract ic e , drafts , ske tc hes , mod el s) VA.6.3.6 Sele ct sub je ct matt e r, symbo ls, and/or ideas to commu nica te m e a ning .

Fantastic Fourth Grade Frameworks: • VA.5.4.1• Describe ways line combinations are used to communicate• (e.g., line variations as in thick, thin, dashed, broken, rough,

smooth)VA.5.4.5Experiment with color mixingVA.5.4.6Investigate actual, tactile, and implied (visual) textures (e.g., texture rubbings)Standard 6: Creative Processes

• Students shall demonstrate creativity using a wide variety of media, techniques, processes, and tools to develop expressive

• works of art and design.• VA.6.4.1• Develop detailed representational and imaginative drawings using

mark making skills with various wet and dry media• VA.6.4.5• Produce artwork that involves problem solving (e.g., brainstorming,

practice, drafts, sketches, models)• VA.6.4.6• Select subject matter, symbols, and/or ideas to communicate

meaning.

Famous Fifth Grade Frameworks: • VA.5.5.1• Describe ways line combinations are used to communicate• (e.g., line variations as in thick, thin, dashed, broken, rough,

smooth)VA.5.5.5Experiment with color mixingVA.5.5.6Investigate actual, tactile, and implied (visual) textures (e.g., texture rubbings)Standard 6: Creative Processes

• Students shall demonstrate creativity using a wide variety of media, techniques, processes, and tools to develop expressive

• works of art and design.• VA.6.5.1• Develop detailed representational and imaginative drawings using

mark making skills with various wet and dry media• VA.6.5.5• Produce artwork that involves problem solving (e.g., brainstorming,

practice, drafts, sketches, models)• VA.6.5.6• Select subject matter, symbols, and/or ideas to communicate

meaning.

Stupendous Sixth Grade Frameworks:

• VA.5.6.1• Describe ways line combinations are used to communicate• (e.g., line variations as in thick, thin, dashed, broken, rough,

smooth)VA.5.6.5Experiment with color mixingVA.5.6.6Investigate actual, tactile, and implied (visual) textures (e.g., texture rubbings)Standard 6: Creative Processes

• Students shall demonstrate creativity using a wide variety of media, techniques, processes, and tools to develop expressive

• works of art and design.• VA.6.6.1• Develop detailed representational and imaginative drawings using

mark making skills with various wet and dry media• VA.6.6.5• Produce artwork that involves problem solving (e.g.,

brainstorming, practice, drafts, sketches, models)• VA.6.6.6• Select subject matter, symbols, and/or ideas to communicate

meaning.

watercolor stroke technique: loaded brush strokes and texture with

brush

watercolor technique work: dry brush texture/fanning

watercolor technique work: texture by scratching

watercolor technique work: splattered with brush, diffuse color, wet on wet diffuse color.loaded

brush strokes and texture with brush

watercolor crayon resist exercise ; crayon and watercolor on paper.

watercolor landscape painting exercise, using various

learned brushstroke techniques.