Crayon Shading


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

  • Gradient Tones
  • Crayon shading skills
  • Volume/three-dimensionality

    • Students are shown a variety of crayon drawings that have a sense of three-dimensionality.

    Then they are given a handout with shapes on it. In each shape students are to follow the teacher as he demonstrates, on his large paper taped to the chalk board, how to use crayons to achieve a gradient tone with crayons.

    Crayon layering may also be covered after which students are given a chance to shade their own worksheet layering two and three crayon colors. Click here for the teacher example.

    Next, students will do the same thing with oil pastels in preparation for their Bug Symmetry drawing.