Kids are SO lucky that new art
supplies seem to constantly show up in stores these days. In my day,
just having a 64-box set of crayons meant you were decked out. I used Art Stix
from Prismacolor for this picture, but any chalk pastel would work too.
However, if your kids are squeemish about chalk texture, try these new
Stix as they have none of that quality but all of the color. 1. Give each student a piece of black construction paper. Have them draw, in pencil, a very simple landscape with hills, water, sun and possibly mountains.
2. When the drawing is complete, they are to trace all the lines with white glue squeezed from a bottle. Don't worry about wobbles, they end up looking nice and 'hand made' I think. Just try to not make huge puddles. Let the glue dry at least a day.
3. With either the chalk pastels or Art Stix, instruct the students to use at least two colors in each section of the picture. For example, dark and light blue for the water, dark and light green for the grass, etc. This will give the artwork some shading and depth and add a lot more interest to their work.
