Oil pastel resist

The Rolling Artroom: Floral Oil Pastel Resist (7th-12th General Art)

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this is my all time fav kindergarten lesson. we cover line styles (horizontal, vertical, diagonal, etc.) they all learn the basic concept and importance of line, create them with brilliant oil pastels, then do a watercolor wash over top. the resist is my fav. technique, and possibly over used, but i love it anyway. and so do they! :)

At the beginning of the school year, I usually read the book I am an Artist, by Pat Lowery Collins, to our youngest students. The author explains that we are ALL artists when we stop to really look at the world around us. Who has not been awed by the unexpected red eft on the woodpile, or the dragonfly that suddenly perches on dad's baseball cap while we're out fishing? Thus begins our art exploration. We have been observing nature in almost all art classes. (The exception is 6th grade; in…

Am I the only one who is ready for this Winter to be over? Spring Break is right around the corner and we still have freezing temperatures here!! This week we have been looking at the ugly, freezing, dark skies and rain. We wanted to turn it into something beautiful! Begin with a white crayon and draw the horizon line. there should be a big emphasis on drawing OVALS instead of circles. Students figured out that you can see the white crayon BETTER when the paper in on their stool UNDER the…

This is a very cool resist effect which I thought was suitable for Halloween art. If you don't celebrate Halloween in your school and/or country, pumpkins or leaves would be a nice Autumn theme alternative. This project is a take on 'tempera batik', but instead of a layer of thick tempera paint, this is a simpler version using oil pastels. I will warn you- this *can* be a tricky process and results vary according to different materials, brands, etc. I suggest to try it out yourself first to…

Try out this super easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique.