To continue on with our art lesson {which is a fun, calming unit before the holidays}, the grade ones started learning the painting techniques of a new artist. Can you guess who? :) We started with sketching the details we saw, and then applied acrylic paints to thick card stock paper.
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Voi·là! Our "masterpieces" of van Gogh's Starry Night. Look alike?? I like to think so. :)
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For my teacher friends: I used BrainPop Jr. to introduce Van Gogh in a simplistic way, and a YouTube video to better show students the techniques that Van Gogh used while painting, like the impasto {thickly applied colors} technique:
How-to video:
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