Scarecrow

Harvest Scarecrow 

Oil Pastel / Watercolor

Resist  Art Lesson

Kindergarten

Teacher's sample.

What you will need: 

12 x 18 white construction paper.

Oil pastels

 Blue water color 

large paint brushes (for sky wash )

Pencils

Black permanent maker

Raffia ( for hay )

Black paper for crow.  

scissors

glue

This was a great oil pastel resist project. We started out with a drawing lesson. The kids sketched their scarecrow in pencil first. I started with a simple lollie pop shape.

I continued with simple shapes to create the scarecrow.

Once the project was broken down to easy steps, the kids could now add their own details.

They did a wonderful job! Considering a few where skeptical at first. I remind them...with out practice you can't draw.  Here is a few of our kindergarten scarecrows.

First drawn with pencil. Then traced with black permanent maker.

Kitty scarecrow 

Next the kids colored in with oil pastels. They then used a watercolor wash for the sky. Painting over the entire picture to watch the watercolor resist the oil pastels.

Then girls decided they wanted their scarecrow to be a girl. We talked about how the dress would be tied at the bottom to hold in the hay.

Most the scarecrows look like they made friends with the crows!

Pirate Scarecrow...Great!

Happy Halloween.. Boo!