Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Chalk Pastel Cityscape

Children will use chalk pastels to draw an evening city landscape.  Discuss the different shapes that can be used and how they can be used to complete a skyscraper.  Ask them what other things might they see in their picture?  Are there birds?  Trees?  What is the weather like?

Vocabulary to Introduce:

chalk pastel
fixative
line
geometric shapes (square, rectangle, circle)

Materials:
-black paper
-chalk pastels (chalk can be substituted)
-fixative or hair spray

Preparation:
Working with chalk pastels is extremely messy!  If you don't require your children to wear a smock or an old t-shirt you should consider it for this.  Be sure to have the children wash their hands immediately afterward.  When using a fixative or hair spray bring the artwork outside to spray it and don't plan on bring it immediately back inside.


Our YouTube Video demonstrating the process:

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