We started off 2012 with a beautiful project featuring Mount Fuji! Mount Fuji is located near Tokyo and is the highest mountain in Japan. It made for a great subject to test out our glitter liquid watercolor!
This week, we learned about perspective, which is how far away things appear to be in relation to other things in the drawing. In this drawing, the trees are bigger because they are closer to us, and the mountain is smaller–even though of course the mountain is literally bigger than the trees in real life. Using perspective properly is a key way to make your drawings look interesting and appealing.
The little artists colored their entire drawing in with artstix (colored pencils without the wood), except for the water. After everything was colored, we carefully painted blue glitter liquid watercolor in the water space. The effect was really cool and exciting! At first you can’t really see the glitter, but after it dries and the sun hits it, it’s super sparkly! It’s always fun to try out new mediums with the kids. They’re so enthusiastic!
Don’t forget to sign your kids up for the next session; it’s coming up soon! Happy New Year!
