3rd Grade is getting close to the finishing steps of their first project of the year. We are creating Under the Sea fish scenes. They will learn how to draw more realistic fish and scenery like coral and sea anenome. 3rd graders will then learn more about watercolor and a couple techniques to try out on their paper.
Step 1: Practice drawing 2 different kinds of fish step by step following Mrs. Vance on the board.
Step 3: Re-draw final choices for fish and background in pencil onto good watercolor paper.
Step 4: Use a fine point sharpie marker to trace all pencil lines and erase out any remaining pencil.
Step 5: Paint background / water using wet into wet watercolor technique.
Step 1: Practice drawing 2 different kinds of fish step by step following Mrs. Vance on the board.
- Draw a football or letter C
- Add a tail... options for style of tail
- Add pectoral and dorsal fins... options for style
- Add eye using football or circle shape and add mouth using #3 trick
- Add stripes, dots, or other details to fish
Step 3: Re-draw final choices for fish and background in pencil onto good watercolor paper.
Step 4: Use a fine point sharpie marker to trace all pencil lines and erase out any remaining pencil.
Step 5: Paint background / water using wet into wet watercolor technique.