Red Fuji Crayon Resist

Katsushika Hokusai was a Japanese painter and printmaker.  He is famous for a series called "36 Views of Mt. Fuji" in which each picture depicted Fuji from a different perspective.

Vocabulary to Introduce:

printmaking
resist 
perspective

Materials:

-watercolor paper
-watercolor
-crayons (or oil pastels)
-paint brushes
-bowls for water

Preparation:

Cover the tables with a plastic table cloth or newspaper.  Lay the paper out at each seat with red, green, and white crayons (or oil pastels) laid out for each child.  Fill the bowls with a minimal amount of water but place them off to the side if possible.  Tape off the colors of watercolor you do not want the children to use.


Our YouTube Video demonstrating the process: