Sea Horse Crayon/Watercolor Resist


Minnesota K-3 Visual Art Standards Used in This Lesson:

  • 1. Identify the elements of visual art including Color, line, shape, Form, Value, texture and space.

  • 2. Identify the tools, materials and techniques from a variety of two- and three-dimensional media such as drawing, printmaking, ceramics or sculpture.

  • 3. Identify the characteristics of visual artworks from a variety of cultures including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities.

  • 4. Create original two- and three- dimensional artworks to express ideas, experiences or stories.

  • 5. Share and describe a personal artwork and reflect on a presentation based on the feedback of others.

  • 6. Compare and contrast the characteristics of a variety of works of visual art.

    • Additional Tie-ins

  • Reading
  • Science of Sea Life

    • Students are introduced to Sea Horses through a short video.

    Next students are show now to draw a simple seahorse. The teacher draws on the board while students draw on their paper.



    After the seahorse is complete students ink it with sharpie marker, then color it with crayon, pressing hard and trying to cover the entire seahorse with color, similar to Eric Carle's book.

    Finally students use watercolor to paint over the entire page to see how the crayon resists the paint while also giving the drawing an "underwater" feel.





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