I found the inspiration for this lesson on the blog Newton Bateman Art Department. I'm not sure what they were teaching but I changed it to fit the needs of my lesson. Thanks for the inspiration!
We studied the art of Romero Britto and his bright colors and patterns and then got to work.
Students could free hand or use a lid to trace the middle of their flower. They then added the petals and drew patterns on it with a sharpie.
I found some pattern ideas on line for those students who needed an inspiration.
Students used crayons to color the flower and then the last step was to paint the entire drawing with liquid watercolors. They did an amazing job!
Finishing it up.
I first instructed the students on how to draw a pumpkin, big enough to fill the whole paper and how to add curve lines to make the pumpkins appear round. I had a real pumpkin for students to view as we discussed the characteristics of it.
We discussed shades and tints and then students used orange, yellow and red to create various shades of orange on each section of their pumpkin.
On the second day I showed a You tube video called "Inside Romero Britto's Pop Art Empire". It's a little over two minutes long. We discussed various patterns and where we can find ideas (clothes, animal patterns and around the classroom). Students could trace their pumpkins with either a white or black oil pastel and then add various patterns in each section of their pumpkin.
Notice the little critters? Those are our quiet critters. They watch over each student and if their buddy touches them or talks then they go back in their critter jar. Working like a charm! I found the idea on Pinterest.
After they finished their patterns they cut them out and glued them to a brown piece of 12" X 18" paper, added vines and leaves.
Remind students to put glue on the back of their pumpkins instead of on the brown paper or this will happen!
I like to draw steps on the board for students to reference to (and not rely on me all the time!).
