Elem – Season 8

Painting Light and Shadow – December

  • red, yellow, blue, white, and black tempera paint
  • palette
  • small round and medium flat brush
  • paper towels
  • two paper canvases
  • one square canvas
  • one rectangle canvas
  • instructions and reference photos

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Visual Texture with Line – November

  • primo marker set, 12 pack
  • sloth fine tip pen
  • paper x 6 (size: 6×9″ and one 6×6″)

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Value and shading for KIDS – October

  • charcoal in hard, medium, and soft
  • eraser
  • sketch book and paper
  • blending stump

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Kids Color Theory – September

  • Paint in the primary colors, black + white
  • palette
  • 2 rectangle canvases, one square, and one cardboard, wood, or canvas round.
  • table cover
  • water cup
  • paper towels
  • brushes in a variety of sizes (at least one small round, one medium flat, and one larger and flat)

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Clay Building Techniques – August

  • 1.1 lb air dry clay
  • watercolor dots or tray (red, yellow, blue, and black)
  • round brush
  • plastic knife
  • skewer, stylus tool, or toothpick
  • plastic bag
  • water cup

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Painted Collage – July

  • 9 watercolor papers
  • paint brush
  • scissors
  • glue
  • red, yellow, blue, black, and white paint
  • card/scraper/squeegee

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Watercolor Pencils – June 2024

Week 1

  • crayola watercolor pencils
  • water brush
  • instructions
  • watercolor paper x 4

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Under the Sea Glow! – May 2024

  • glow in the dark blacklight watercolor paint
  • small round brush
  • water cup
  • paper towels
  • paper x 4 (one black sheet of watercolor paper if possible)

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If desired, you can trim your paper into a square OR use it whole like you will see in the video tutorial!

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Symmetry Paintings – April 2024

  • yellow, orange, pink, and turquoise paint
  • fan brush
  • black, fine tip marker
  • five sheets of paper
  • table cover

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Jelly Bean Collage – March 2023

  • jelly beans: white, green, orange, purple.
  • glitter glue
  • 4 paper picture frames
  • art journal
  • pencil

Week 1 – Ice Cream Cone Collage

This month we are learning about unconventional art materials and collage! Some of the beans had to be substituted due to availability from our suppliers. If you have extra colors, you can feel free to substitute them for another, but you will have all of the basic colors.

Step 1: Make this collage

Step 2: sketch your own ice cream cones in your art journal! Make them as fancy, realistic, and creative as you can!

Week 2 – Beetle

Week 3 – Eyebean

Week 4 – Brella Bean

My Mini Masterpieces – February 2024

  • Small, round brush
  • tiny canvases (2 that are 2×2″ and 2 that are 2×4″)
  • table cover
  • acrylic paint: red, yellow, blue, black, & white
  • water cup
  • paper towels
  • easel
  • palette

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Painting Shapes – January 2024

  • Crayola paint with round brush included
  • mixed media paper x4
  • flat brush
  • water cup
  • paper towels
  • palette
  • table cover

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Origami Collage – December 2023

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