Art Inspires Art

 

One of my students put a lot of extra time and effort into his paper mache dragon.  It was so much fun to watch the progression of the project. He was very proud of it.

 

I love it when students take off with an idea and make it become a reality. I enjoyed it so much, it inspired me to do a watercolor painting of his creature to give to him. 

 

Paper Mache Dragon

 

Watercolor Painting 

Eye of the Dragon

 

Students used watercolor pencils to create an interesting composition of a dragon eye.
 

Dragon Eyes

Watercolor Pencil Art

These are some examples that I made for this art assignment.  I can't wait to post some of the student work.  They are doing a beautiful job!

 

 

 

 

Watercolor Pencils

Dragon's Eyes - UP CLOSE!

Students continued their exploration of watercolor media by using watercolor pencils to complete their close ups of a dragon's eye.  This project tied in with the legend of the Koi fish.

 

How to use watercolor pencils for this project.

 

 

 

 

Student Artwork

Dragon Eye Up Close!

We created our own versions of a close up of a dragon eye.  Students chose from a few different reference pictures that were printed to use for inspiration. After they competed their pencil drawings they were able to explore using watercolor pencils as the finishing medium.  I hope to post some of their finished pieces later.

The video below shows how my example came into being.

 

Here are some samples of student work.