Phase 4 :
Imagine … there ’ snoeasywaytodothis . Ouradviceistositin aquietplace . Putonsomerainforestsounds . Closeyoureyes andtakeadeepbreath . Nowpictureajungleappearinginfront ofyou . Whatdoyousee ? Whatanimalsarelurkingbeneaththe thickfoliageofleavesandtrees ? Whatcoloursaretheplants and�owers ? Whatshadesdoyousee ? Aretheyvibrantcolours ordeep , richanddark ?
Phase 5
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Inpencil , onapieceofpaper ( idealyA3 ) roughlysketchyour junglepicture . Startbydividingyourpaperintoagridof16 squaresusingapencilandruler – thiswilhelpyouscaleyour painting . Drawyourimaginedjunglesceneontothepage , taking caretopreslightlysothatitiseasytoruboutifyouwantto .
Phase 6 :
Paint ! Ifyouarepaintingwithwatercolours , makesureyouhavea cleanpotofwater . Ifyouareusingposterpaintsoracrylics , make sureyouhaveamixingpaletesoyoucanmixtheappropriate shades .
Thingstothinkabout
rWhencompletingyourobservationaldrawing ofaplant , howdoeswhatyouseechangewhen youchangethelightsource ?
rWhenchoosingwhichtypeofmarkstouse , thinkaboutwhichmarkhelpsyoutocreatethe textureofaplant ’ sleavesoranimal ’ sfur .
rWhichanimalsliveinajungle ? Whatdothey looklike ?
rWhydoRousseau ’ speopleandanimals sometimeslooksostrange ?
rThisisapaintingfrom yourimagination – it doesn ’ thavetoberealistic … Couldyoumakeyour paintingmoredreamlikebyexperimentingwith colour – whosayspurplemonkeysdon ’ texist ?!
Phase 7 :
Waitforyourpicturetodryandthendisplayitinprideofplaceon thefridgeforaltosee !
Wewanttoseeyourpaintings . Don ’ tforgettosend photographstotheaddressonthereaders ’ pageofthe AQUILAwebsite , andwe ’ lshareasmanyaswecan .
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