This is one of those projects that look simple but are filled with learning opportunities. Atmospheric perspective is creating the illusion of depth in a painting by simulating the effect atmosphere has on the color and detail of objects. Students began by mixing tints and shades of green to paint tall redwood trees. We began […]
Monthly Archives: March 2019
Adobe Houses in Snow
Chalk pastels are notoriously messy but so worth it. For the past couple of weeks, we have been working on adobe houses with mountains using chalk pastels on dark blue paper. Since we have been buried in snow for several weeks now, setting these in a wintery setting seemed appropriate. I think some students decided […]
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