This week’s picture is a chilly WINTER LANDSCAPE, using PRISMACOLOR MARKERS as the medium.
In this picture, your child explored:
- Using positive and negative space in drawing.
- Using cool colors to create a winter landscape.
- Adding shadows to create realism.
- The concept of a focal point in a landscape drawing.
THE DRAWING
Winter Landscape
This week we shifted away to animal drawings and focused on a realistic winter landscape. Winter drawings can be difficult; these pictures often feature large amounts of white space and require subtle shading in blues and grays to appear cool.
For some interesting ideas, read this article about drawing winter scenes, and examine these pictures of mountains in wintertime with your child. Look carefully at the different shades of white, gray, and blue see, as well as any other colors your child may point out. If your child notices colors such as pinks and yellows, talk about the different between warm and cool tones in different colors.
Winter landscape in the Berkshires.
Kjalarnes, Iceland
Mt. Shuksan, Cascades, Washington
Whistler, Canada
Winter sun on a mountain in Norway.
THE MEDIUM:
Using Prismacolor Markers & Mixing Mediums
Prismacolor Markers are fun and easy to use. These artist quality markers have two tips: a fine tip for coloring small spaces, and a broad, flat tip for coloring larger areas. These markers provide rich color saturation and smooth ink coverage.
Some classes may have added details and texture to their pictures with chalk or colored pencil. Mixing mediums (the materials used to create a picture) is a fun technique to create contrast in a picture. At KidzArt we use Prismacolor NuPastel color sticks. This form of chalk has a slightly varnished surface, which keeps it harder and cleaner than other varieties. They come in thin sticks which can be easily broken to be more manageable for small hands. Encourage your child to try more multimedia projects at home.
Ask Your Child …
- To describe how the use of cool colors makes the winter landscape appear chilly.
- To point out the focal point of the drawing.
- To point out and describe the negative and positive spaces in the drawing.
- To point out details that make her drawing unique and/or realistic.
Tags: KidzArt, landscape, mixed media, prismacolor markers