![]() ![]() Instead of painting the barn red straight from the palette, show them how to mix the red with brown or even blue. Note: Some kids will be quick with this, so they can start painting (see below).ĭay Four: Start painting! Using watercolor paints, I demonstrate how to mix colors to create interesting rural colors. Pay special attention to the grid lines inside the barn frame: make sure the kids don’t outline these lines as they are not part of the drawing, merely guidelines. Then using a waterproof pen, outline ALL pencil lines the students wish to keep. Hopefully you are the visual type and can figure this out on your own!ĭay Three: This is the day the kids add a simple background. If you didn’t understand my directions, I don’t blame you. Now, creating a fence along the bottom of the paper is a lot easier, and if you understood my directions so far, this part will be easy to figure out on your own. Now that the kids have the fencing penciled in, have them draw one or two up and down posts. Extra parents or aids in the classroom really is helpful at this point! The lines will be at a steep angle and you will lose many kids. On the small post (next to the door), have them draw two sets of dots: two near the top of the post, two near the bottom. So, now that the kids have two posts drawn, they can begin to make the dots that will eventually be used to create the fencing. Tip: This is a good time to talk about Here, Near and Far: the closer an object is to the bottom of the paper, the larger the item will be the closer to the top of the paper, the smaller the object will be. The farther the second post is away from the middle of the picture, the less angle the fence will have, and thus, an easier time creating it. Then, add another post way off to the side of the door and towards the bottom of the page (about 3 1/2″ to 4″ high). I instructed them to draw a post right beside the barn door, making it half the height as the door. I asked the students to “frame” their windows (using rulers to draw and echo line around all doors and windows to make it look like a wooden frame), add a silo, and a fence. The rectangle is starting to look like a barn (or a funny hat as some kids pointed out) so now it’s time to add background. Using pencil, we created the roof, side (need to extend beyond rectangle), barn door, windows and a loft.ĭay Two: At this point, all the kids have is a pencil grid with a few shapes inside. I had all my students use one pitch but if you have a smaller class, a variety of pitches would make the barns more individual. The slope of the barn roof is created using different measurements for different pitches. Obviously, the idea is to use a grid to create the shape of a barn. You can use your own dimensions, as they are fairly easy to figure out, or you can try to enlarge my picture above to see the measurements I used. I instruct them to trace a light pencil line around the tag board onto white watercolor or art paper. Each student gets one rectangle (or squares). Most art teachers know that the best sources for visual aids are calendars…so shop for them when they go half-price.ĭay One: Cut tag board into 6″ x 10″ pieces. It’s a good idea to show a variety of farm/barn pictures just so the students get an idea for color choices, structures and backgrounds. (update: link to original barn lesson is no longer available) Growing up on a farm with a traditional red barn in my backyard, this art lesson I found on the Artsonia website caught my eye.
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