Highlight and Shadow Snowman

I can’t take credit for this shaded snowman idea. I liked it at first glance, but don’t have the original link now. Readers, please email me if you know who thought this up as I want to give credit where credit is due. It’s very simple, and seasonal, and educational at the same time. 1. I used my favorite scrapbook paper from Joann’s as they come in some really pretty packs of blue. A letter size sheet was folded in half to make a card, and I drew a very simple snowman on the front.2. I traced the snowman with a medium tip black marker. 3. Highlights and shadows were added with colored pencils. When light shines on an object, the brightest side is said to have a “highlight” and the darkest side a “shadow”. When you start with colored paper, students can use white and darker colored pencil to accomplish this look.