http://www.deepspacesparkle.com/2011/01/birch-trees-watercolor-lesson/
We tore masking tape and laid it down as a mask for the trees. I had a couple assistants helping me, but I think we could have done more with helping them tear the tape and lay it down to look more like trees (like thinner towards the end of branches etc.) Even still they turned out great. :) The kids had fun with painting sunsets and those looked awesome in watercolor. We didn't all do birch trees, but I had them all make a shadow side on their trees and showed them how that made the tree look round. I have a lot of new students so I'm having to teach them blending and shading like I did for the class last semester. Also, we switched it up and used colored pencils for our trees.
These are a few of the projects from one of the classes :) The one on the bottom right is not finished yet ;)
This project is good for students beginning in art. It is simple enough, but it teaches about masking an area to keep it clean and how that looks afterward, how to use watercolors, horizon line, and shading with colored pencils.
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