First graders used their knowledge of collage and learned what mixed-media is when they created these wonderfully fun and colorful hot air balloons! Read further below on how we made them and to see in process pics!
Sorry, too cute not to post a ton of pics!!
DAY 1: ON 9X12” drawing paper, students designed their own hot air balloons by filling them with all the things that lines can do. They traced a large circle template made from cardboard, then added a small box on the bottom of the circle. We reviewed all the different types of lines and once they filled their balloon up, they traced over all their lines with sharpie and colored in with either markers or crayons.
DAY 2: Students painted a sky background with blue, purple, and magenta liquid watercolor paint.
First graders learned how to apply the wet-on-wet technique to help spread and blend the watercolor paints on the paper. To create wet-on-wet, students wet their paper with just water first, then applied the paint to that area.
Then students finished coloring in their balloons if needed!
(Roosevelt students painted their sky background with tempera cakes (seen below). Using that medium is much easier when traveling on a cart from classroom to classroom. Still beautiful color and beautiful results though!)
DAY 3: Students carefully cut out their balloons and glued them into their sky paintings. They glued on yarn for the handles with “quick-dry/fast grab” clear drying glue, a construction paper basket to ride in, and a few clouds for texture (from poly-fil batting). I took each student’s photo, printed and cut them out ahead of time, then added their picture to their basket for a final step.
I LOVE how they all turned out! It’s definitely one of my favorites that I teach year after year, and I hope you enjoyed viewing them as well!
STAY TUNED for tomorrow’s post! (2nd grade BIRCH TREE LANDSCAPES) and Friday’s post on both (4th grade ENLARGED FLOWER DRAWINGS inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe), as well as 5th grade’s (FALLING FOR FORESHORTENING DRAWINGS)!!!
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